Bellari

A language of India

ISO 639: brw
Population: 1,000 (Van Driem 2007).
Location:: Karnataka state: Mysore district; Kerala state: Wayanad district; scattered in Tamil Nadu state.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tulu
Dialects: None known. Related to Tulu [tcy] and Koraga [kfd].
Language Use: Shifting to Kannada [kan].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bellari
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Bellara is a Scheduled Caste in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Speak a dialect of Kannada [kan] (Singh 1995b).

Location: Karnataka state: Mysore district; Kerala state: Wayanad district; scattered in Tamil Nadu state.