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KFI ISO 639-3

Kurumba, Kannada

கன்னட‎ (Kannada) Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Canarese, Kannada, Korambar, Kuramwari, Kuremban, Kuruba, Kuruban, Kurubar, Kurubas Kuruma, Kuruman, Kurumans, Kurumar, Kurumba, Kurumban, Kurumbar, Kurumbas, Kurumvari, Palu Kurumba, Southern Nonstandard Kannada
Autonym
கன்னட‎ (Kannada)
Population
180,000 (2000).
Location:
Tamil Nadu state: Coimbatore district, Pollachi; Dindigul district, Sirumalai and Palani; Teni district, Cumbum Valley; Chingalpattu, Dharmapuri, Salem, and Vellore districts; Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Kodagu
Dialects
Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Pudukottai.
Language Use
Home. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Muduga [udg]. Also use Tamil [tam].
Language Development
Younger generation over 50% literate, older generation less. Radio.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kurumba, Kannada
Writing
Tamil script [Taml].
Other Comments
Reportedly 3 groups of Gowda: Okkili, Anuppa, and Kurumba, which may be languages or dialects of 1 language. Sometimes referred to as Alu or Palu Kurumba, but is a different language from Alu Kurumba [xua] in the hills. Kurumba and Kuruman are different Scheduled Tribes. Hindu.

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Location: Tamil Nadu state: Coimbatore district, Pollachi; Dindigul district, Sirumalai and Palani; Teni district, Cumbum Valley; Chingalpattu, Dharmapuri, Salem, and Vellore districts; Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states.