Tamil–Malayalam subgroup
E202769
The Tamil–Malayalam subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages such as Tamil and Malayalam that evolved from a common ancestral tongue in South India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamil–Malayalam subgroup canonical | 4 |
| Tamil–Malayalam languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tamil–Malayalam subgroup Context triple: [Southern Dravidian, includes, Tamil–Malayalam subgroup]
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A.
Tamil–Kannada subgroup
The Tamil–Kannada subgroup is a primary branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related South Indian languages, including Tamil and Kannada, which share a common historical and linguistic ancestry.
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B.
Kolami–Naiki subgroup
The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
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C.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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D.
North Dravidian languages
The North Dravidian languages are a small, geographically northern branch of the Dravidian language family spoken mainly in eastern and central India, including languages such as Kurukh and Malto.
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E.
Proto-South-Central Dravidian
Proto-South-Central Dravidian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern South-Central Dravidian languages, such as Telugu and Gondi, are believed to have descended.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tamil–Malayalam subgroup Target entity description: The Tamil–Malayalam subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages such as Tamil and Malayalam that evolved from a common ancestral tongue in South India.
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A.
Tamil–Kannada subgroup
The Tamil–Kannada subgroup is a primary branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related South Indian languages, including Tamil and Kannada, which share a common historical and linguistic ancestry.
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B.
Kolami–Naiki subgroup
The Kolami–Naiki subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related tribal languages spoken primarily in central India.
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C.
South-Central Dravidian
South-Central Dravidian is a branch of the Dravidian language family that includes languages such as Telugu and related tongues spoken primarily in south-central India.
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D.
North Dravidian languages
The North Dravidian languages are a small, geographically northern branch of the Dravidian language family spoken mainly in eastern and central India, including languages such as Kurukh and Malto.
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E.
Proto-South-Central Dravidian
Proto-South-Central Dravidian is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the modern South-Central Dravidian languages, such as Telugu and Gondi, are believed to have descended.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the Dravidian language family
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Southern Dravidian
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-South Dravidian
Proto-Southern Dravidian ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Tamil–Malayalam
|
| hasCharacteristic |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ closely related languages ⓘ postpositions ⓘ rich case system ⓘ shared morphological features ⓘ shared phonological innovations ⓘ shared syntactic structures ⓘ |
| hasISOClassification | Dravidian, South, South Dravidian I ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticAncestor | Proto-Dravidian ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguage |
Malayalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayalam language
Tamil ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil language
|
| hasPrimaryArea |
Cauvery River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery basin
Western Ghats ⓘ
surface form:
Western Ghats region
|
| hasRegion |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshadweep
Puducherry ⓘ South India ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Malayalam–Toda subgroup
ⓘ
Tamil–Irula subgroup ⓘ Tamil–Kodagu subgroup ⓘ |
| hasTimeDepth | divergence estimated around 1st millennium BCE to early 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Grantha script
ⓘ
surface form:
Grantha script (historical)
Malayalam script ⓘ Tamil script ⓘ Vatteluttu ⓘ
surface form:
Vatteluttu script (historical)
|
| includes |
Badaga language
ⓘ
Betta Kurumba language ⓘ Irula language ⓘ Kodava language ⓘ Kota language ⓘ Malayalam language ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil language
Toda language ⓘ Konda-Dora language ⓘ
surface form:
Yerukala language
|
| isStudiedIn |
comparative Dravidian linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| partOf | South Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith | other South Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Dravidian languages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tamil–Malayalam subgroup Description of subject: The Tamil–Malayalam subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages such as Tamil and Malayalam that evolved from a common ancestral tongue in South India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tamil–Malayalam languages