Kurumba language

Kurumba
Kurumba
Native to	India
Region	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Ethnicity	88,750 Kurumbar (2011 Census)[1]
Native speakers	24,189 (2011 census)[2]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Kodagu Kurumba; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tamil script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kfi
Glottolog	kann1253

Kurumba, also known as Kannada Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kurumba tribe. It is often considered a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language.

Geographical distribution

Kurumba speakers are situated in Pudukkottai, Theni, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu, in addition to areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

References

"A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
"Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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[1] "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[2] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.