Tamil–Kurumba subgroup
E209442
The Tamil–Kurumba subgroup is a branch of the Southern Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages and dialects spoken primarily by Tamil and Kurumba communities in South India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamil–Kurumba | 1 |
| Tamil–Kurumba subgroup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802450 — 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–Kurumba subgroup Context triple: [Southern Dravidian, includes, Tamil–Kurumba subgroup]
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A.
Tamil–Irula subgroup
The Tamil–Irula subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related Tamil and Irula linguistic varieties spoken primarily in South India.
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B.
Tamil–Kodagu subgroup
The Tamil–Kodagu subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related languages spoken primarily in southern India, including Tamil and Kodagu (Kodava).
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C.
Tamil–Malayalam subgroup
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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–Kurumba subgroup Target entity description: The Tamil–Kurumba subgroup is a branch of the Southern Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages and dialects spoken primarily by Tamil and Kurumba communities in South India.
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A.
Tamil–Irula subgroup
The Tamil–Irula subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related Tamil and Irula linguistic varieties spoken primarily in South India.
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B.
Tamil–Kodagu subgroup
The Tamil–Kodagu subgroup is a branch of the Dravidian language family that encompasses closely related languages spoken primarily in southern India, including Tamil and Kodagu (Kodava).
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C.
Tamil–Malayalam subgroup
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Southern Dravidian languages
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | closely related languages and dialects ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Kurumba people
ⓘ
Tamil people ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticAssociation |
Kurumba communities
ⓘ
Tamil communities ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasISOClassification | Dravidian, Southern ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Kurumba languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurumba language
Tamil language ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamilyBranch |
South Dravidian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
South Dravidian I
|
| hasLanguageStatus | regional languages of India ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFamily | Southern Dravidian ⓘ |
| hasMacroLanguage |
Tamil–Kurumba subgroup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil–Kurumba
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegion | South India ⓘ |
| hasScript | Tamil script ⓘ |
| hasTypology | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasUsageContext |
rural communities in South India
ⓘ
tribal communities in South India ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dravidian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian language family
|
| subclassOf |
Southern Dravidian
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Dravidian languages
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tamil–Kurumba subgroup Description of subject: The Tamil–Kurumba subgroup is a branch of the Southern Dravidian language family comprising closely related languages and dialects spoken primarily by Tamil and Kurumba communities in South India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tamil–Kurumba