Tulu | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: tcy
Alternate Names: Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Autonym: ತುಳು‎ (Tulu), ತುಳು ಭಾಷೆ‎ (Tuḷu bhāṣe)
Population: 1,850,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Karnataka state: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts; Kerala state: Kasargod district; scattered in other states.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tulu
Dialects: Northwest Tulu (Mangalore, Udipi), Northeast Tulu (Belthangadi, Kerala), Southwest Tulu (Kasaragod, Manjeswara), South Central Tulu (Bantwal, Puttur), Southeast Tulu (Sullia Subrahmanya), Brahmin Tulu, Common Tulu.
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Marathi [mar]. Used as L2 by Korra Koraga [kfd], Kudiya [kfg].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80%–83% in Dakshina Kannada [kan] for Udupi districts. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1847–2000.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tulu
Writing: Kannada script [Knda]. Tulu (Tigalari) script [Qaau], philosophical texts and religious verses are sometimes written in this script.
Other Comments: Hindu, traditional religion.

Location: Karnataka state: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts; Kerala state: Kasargod district; scattered in other states.