Betta Kurumba language
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The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language closely related to Kannada and Tamil,[1][2] 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 kurumba (ಕುರುಬ) means “shepherd”.
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Betta Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Nilgiri mountains (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2003)[1] |
Dravidian
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Kannada script Malayalam script Tamil script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xub |
Glottolog | bett1235 |
ELP | Betta Kurumba |
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