Definitions of Dravidian
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a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)types:Badagaa member of an agricultural people of southern IndiaGadabaa member of an agricultural people in southeastern IndiaGonda member of a formerly tribal people in south central IndiaCanarese, Kanaresea member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern IndiaKolama member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central IndiaKuia member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern IndiaMaltoa member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern IndiaSavaraa member of the Dravidian people living in southern IndiaTamila member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri LankaTelugua member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu languageTodaa member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri Hills of southern IndiaTulua member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of Indiatype of:Indiana native or inhabitant of India
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a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lankasynonyms: Dravidian language, Dravidictypes:South Dravidiana Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern IndiaSouth-Central Dravidiana Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central IndiaCentral Dravidiana Dravidian language spoken primarily in central IndiaNorth Dravidiana Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern IndiaIrulaa Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern IndiaTodathe Dravidian language spoken by the Toda in southern IndiaTulua Dravidian language spoken by the TuluMalayalama Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern IndiaTamilthe Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri LankaTelugua Dravidian language spoken by the Telugu in southeastern IndiaSavaraa Dravidian language spoken by the Savara in southeastern India (north of Madras)Gondia Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central IndiaPengoa Dravidian language spoken in south central IndiaMandaa Dravidian language spoken in south central IndiaKuithe Dravidian language spoken by the Kui in southeastern IndiaKuvia Dravidian language spoken in southeast IndiaKolamithe Dravidian language spoken by the Kolam in central IndiaNaikia Dravidian language spoken in south central IndiaParjia Dravidian language spoken in south central IndiaOllaria Dravidian language spoken in south central IndiaGadabathe Dravidian language spoken by the GadabaKuruxa Dravidian language spoken in eastern IndiaMaltothe Dravidian language spoken by the MaltoBrahuian isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistantype of:natural language, tonguea human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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