Period start year places a language in the period when it took recognizable written form. Wikipedia notes that "the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile, in the 13th century." Browsing by period start year traces how long a language has actually existed in writing.
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1. Wikipedia: Dravidian Languages
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The Dravidian languages are a family of languages spoken by 250 million people, primarily in South India, but also in parts of North India, Bangladesh and Nepal, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan, with pockets in Afghanistan and Iran.
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