Betta Kurumba language
The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil,[2][3] and is spoken by 32,000 people in the Nilgiri mountains and in adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Beṭṭa (ಬೆಟ್ಟ) means “hills” in Kannada and “Hunter” in Tamil.
| Betta Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| வேட்டை குறும்பர் | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nilgiri mountains (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2003)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
| Kannada script Malayalam script Tamil script. | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xub |
| Glottolog | bett1235 |
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Betta Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ "Betta Kurumba". Ethnologue-languages of the world. SIL International.
- ↑ Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. (1981). Language and Society in South Asia. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 9788120826076.
ReferencesEdit
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2003): A Grammar of Betta Kurumba (PDF).
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2018): Annotated Texts in Betta Kurumba. Brill. ISBN 978-9004378223