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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Betta Kurumba | |name = Betta Kurumba | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = வேட்டை குறும்பர் | ||
|states = [[India]] | |states = [[India]] | ||
|region = [[Nilgiri mountains]] ([[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]]) | |region = [[Nilgiri mountains]] ([[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]]) | ||
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The '''Betta Kurumba''' language (''Beṭṭa Kurumba'') is a [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] language closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language/xub|title=Betta Kurumba|website=Ethnologue-languages of the world|publisher=SIL International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Language and Society in South Asia|last=Shapiro|first=Michael C.|last2=Schiffman|first2=Harold F.|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|year=1981|isbn=9788120826076|pages=101}}</ref> and is spoken by 32,000 people in the [[Nilgiri mountains]] and in adjoining areas in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. | The '''Betta Kurumba''' language (''Beṭṭa Kurumba'') is a [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] language closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language/xub|title=Betta Kurumba|website=Ethnologue-languages of the world|publisher=SIL International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Language and Society in South Asia|last=Shapiro|first=Michael C.|last2=Schiffman|first2=Harold F.|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|year=1981|isbn=9788120826076|pages=101}}</ref> and is spoken by 32,000 people in the [[Nilgiri mountains]] and in adjoining areas in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. | ||
''Beṭṭa'' ({{lang|kn|ಬೆಟ್ಟ}}) means “hills” in [[Kannada language|Kannada]]. | ''Beṭṭa'' ({{lang|kn|ಬೆಟ್ಟ}}) means “hills” in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and “Hunter” in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kuruba]] | *[[Kuruba]] | ||
*[[Betta Kuruba]] | *[[Betta Kuruba]] | ||
*[[Alu Kurumba]] | |||
*[[Jennu Kurumba]] | |||
*[[Dravidian languages]] | |||
*[[List of languages by number of native speakers in India]] | *[[List of languages by number of native speakers in India]] | ||
*[[Languages of South Asia]] | *[[Languages of South Asia]] | ||