South Dravidian

/saʊθ drəˌvɪdiən/
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Definitions of South Dravidian
  1. noun
    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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