Attapady_Kurumba_language

Attapady Kurumba language

Attapady Kurumba language

Southern Dravidian language of India


Attapady Kurumba, also called Pal Kurumba or Palu Kurumba, is an unclassified Southern Dravidian language spoken by a Scheduled tribe of India. It shows only approximately 50% lexical similarity with the other South Dravidian languages named Kurumba, but up to 82% with Muduga and 52% with Kannada Kurumba; Attapady Kurumba, Muduga, and Irula each use their mother tongue when speaking to each other. Thudukki variety of Attapady Kurumba is reportedly most pure.[1]

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  1. Attapady Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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