Mullu Kurumba language
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Mullu Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2004)[1] |
Language family | Dravidian
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ISO 639-3 | kpb |
Glottolog | mull1244 |
Mullu Kurumba is a Southern Dravidian language closely related to Malayalam.
Geographical distribution[]
According to Ethnologue, approximately 25,000 Mullu Kurumba speakers are situated in the Sulthan Bathery and Vythiri tahsils in the Wayanad district of Kerala; and the remaining more than 1,000 are situated in Erumad and Cherangodu villages of the Gudalur Tahsil, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu.
References[]
- ^ Mullu Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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