Betta Kurumba language
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”.
| Betta Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| ಬೆಟ್ಟ ಕುರುಬ | |
| 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 |
See also
Notes
- Betta Kurumba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. (1981). Language and Society in South Asia. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 9788120826076.
References
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2003): A Grammar of Betta Kurumba (PDF).
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2018): Annotated Texts in Betta Kurumba. Brill. ISBN 978-9004378223
External links
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