South Dravidian is one of the four major branches of the Dravidian language family. It includes the literary languages Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu, as well as several non-literary languages such as Badaga, Irula, Kota, Kurumba, Toda, and Kodava.
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RegionSouth India, Sri Lanka, diaspora 2 Proto-Language StatusOne of the four major branches of the Dravidian language family, comprising the Tamil-Kannada and Tuluic groups. Its reconstructed ancestor is termed Proto-South Dravidian. 2 Browse and compare
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Sources
1. Glottolog: South Dravidian - Glottolog
GlottologRecord JSON: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 72
Record JSON: category
"category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: South Dravidian languages
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox region field, English Wikipedia article South Dravidian languages
South India, Sri Lanka, diaspora
Lead paragraph, English Wikipedia article South Dravidian languages
is one of the four major branches of the Dravidian languages family
Infobox: protoname
Proto-South Dravidian
View the Source Wikidata: South Dravidian languages
Wikidata Q16112843, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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