Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh |
Native speakers
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180,000 (2000) |
Dravidian
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Tamil script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | kann1253 |
Kurumba, also known as Kannada Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kuruba tribe. It is often considered a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language.
Kurumba speakers are situated in Pudukkottai, Teni, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu, in addition to areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.