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South Dravidian

DEFINITIONS OF: South Dravidian

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n a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India

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Irula
a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India
Kota, Kotar
a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota
Toda
the Dravidian language spoken by the Toda in southern India
Kanarese, Kannada
a Dravidian language spoken in southern India
Tulu
a Dravidian language spoken by the Tulu
Malayalam
a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India
Tamil
the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
Badaga
the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga
Type of:
Dravidian, Dravidian language, Dravidic
a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
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