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Proto-South Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the southern Dravidian languages native to southern India. Its descendants include Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, Badaga, Kodava, Irula, Kota and Toda. South Dravidian is sometimes referred to as South Dravidian I by linguists.
- Proto-Dravidian language - Wikipedia
Proto-Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the...
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The largest group of the Dravidian languages is South...
- Proto-Dravidian language - Wikipedia
Apr 19, 2024 · April 19, 2024. The genetic and linguistic tapestry of the Indian subcontinent is remarkably complex, consisting of a rich mosaic of ancestries and languages that have evolved over thousands of years.
Aug 3, 2021 · Though the prehistoric existence of ‘Language X’, an unknown primordial language not of proto-Indo-Aryan, Proto-Dravidian, or Proto-Munda type, was suggested by Masica’s analysis of...
- Bahata Ansumali Mukhopadhyay
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- 2021
Proto-South Dravidian is a reconstructed language. Its words and roots are not directly attested in any written works, but have been reconstructed through the comparative method, which finds regular similarities between languages that cannot be explained by coincidence or word-borrowing, and extrapolates ancient forms from these similarities.
Proto-Dravidian is thought to have branched into proto–South, Central, and North Dravidian; proto–South Dravidian split further into South and South-Central Dravidian (“SD I” and “SD II,” Krishnamurti, 2003, pp. 492ff.).
