Alu Kurumba language

Alu Kurumba
Alu Kurumba
Native to	India
Region	Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	(2,500 cited 1997)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Kodagu Alu Kurumba; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xua
Glottolog	aluk1238
ELP	Alu Kurumba

Alu Kurumba, also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribe. It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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^ Alu Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Alu Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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v t Languages of Tamil Nadu
Main languages	Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam
Tribal languages	Mannan Kadar Malaryan Malavedan Paliyan Paniya Ravula Eravallan Irula Kanikkaran language Betta Kurumba language Muthuvan Yerukula Mannan Kodava Jennu Kurumba Mullu Kurumba Urali Malasar Thachanadan Ullatan Pathiya Toda language Kota language
Other languages and creoles	Thanjavur Marathi Saurashtra
Related topics	Languages of India Languages of Sri Lanka
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Alu Kurumba language

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