Betta Kurumba language

The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba, ) is a Dravidian language closely related to Kannada and Tamil, and is spoken by 32,000 people in the Nilgiri mountains and in adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Beṭṭa () means “hills” in Kannada and kurumba () means “shepherd”.

See also

• Kuruba
• Kurumba languages
• Dravidian languages
• List of languages by number of native speakers in India
• Languages of South Asia

Notes

References

• Coelho, Gail Maria (2003): A Grammar of Betta Kurumba (PDF).

Further reading

• Accessed 30 July 2023.

External links

• ELAR Open Access Archive