SouthernSubgroup of 47 languagesAncestorsDravidian 85SouthernDescendants Tamil-Kannada 31 Kannada 4 Tamil-Kodagu 26 Kodagu 5 Tamil-Malayalam 19 Malayalam 9 Tamil 9 Toda-Kota 2 Unclassified 1 Tulu 5 Koraga 2 Unclassified 4