Nilu Kurumba language
E748334
The Nilu Kurumba language is a Dravidian tribal language spoken by the Nilu Kurumba people in parts of southern India, particularly in the Nilgiri region.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian language
ⓘ
language ⓘ tribal language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nilu Kurumba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niluvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Niluvar Kurumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nilgiri tribal communities ⓘ |
| classificationNote | classified among smaller Dravidian tribal languages of the Nilgiris ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kurumba languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nilu Kurumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Dravidian ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | nuk ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| script |
no established native script
ⓘ
often written in Malayalam script ⓘ often written in Tamil script ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Nilu Kurumba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered language
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | primarily oral ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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