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6 days ago · The Dravidian languages (sometimes called Dravidic) are a family of languages spoken by 250 million people, mainly in southern India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan, with pockets elsewhere in South Asia.
5 days ago · Tamil language, member of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore and has additional speakers in Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, and South Africa.
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
The Dravidian linguistics library Project. Hi everyon! I am trying to create a library of sorts, compiling the past years of dravidian linguistics and the individual dravidian languages. The end result of the whole ordeal will be an organised library in the Dravidiology discord server. For this, we need some key papers regarding mostly ...
1 day ago · The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of southern Afghanistan, and overseas in other countries such as the United Kingdom, United States ...
2 days ago · Tamil, the official state language, is spoken by most of the people. Other Dravidian languages used within the state include Telugu, which is spoken by roughly one-tenth of the population, as well as Kannada and Malayalam, which are spoken by much smaller numbers.
1 day ago · Telugu: Dravidian language, earliest inscriptions from 6th century CE, official language in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, rich literature. Kannada: Dravidian language, spoken in Karnataka, classical status, oldest inscriptions date to 450 CE, significant literary heritage.
5 days ago · The answer to this question is that while Tamil is not the predominant language in Kerala, it is spoken by a significant minority in the state. Along with Malayalam, Tamil is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in South India.
