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Tamil-Kannada

Subgroup of 31 languages

Ancestors

Dravidian 85
Southern 47

Tamil-Kannada

Descendants

Kannada 4
Tamil-Kodagu 26
- Kodagu 5
- Tamil-Malayalam 19
  - Malayalam 9
  - Tamil 9
- Toda-Kota 2
Unclassified 1

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Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2022. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-fifth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.

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