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Proto-Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Dravidian languages native to the Indian subcontinent. It is thought to have differentiated into Proto-North Dravidian, Proto-Central Dravidian, and Proto-South Dravidian , although the date of diversification is still debated.
Gjuhët dravidiane (nganjëherë të quajtura dravidike [2] ) janë një familje gjuhësh e folur nga 250 milionë njerëz, kryesisht në Indinë jugore, verilindje të Sri Lankës dhe Pakistanin jugperëndimor. [3] .
Popujt dravidianë. Popujt Dravidianë ose dravidë janë një mbietnicitet etnogjuhësor i përbërë nga shumë grupe të dallueshme etnolinguistike vendase në Azinë Jugore (kryesisht Indi ). Ata flasin gjuhët dravidiane, të cilat kanë një total prej rreth 250 milionë folësish amtarë. [1]
Northern Dravidian is characterized by the retraction of Proto Dravidian *k to /q/ before vowels other than /i(:)/ and later spirantizing in Brahui and Kurukh, in return the *c also retracted to /k/ in the same environment.
Proto-South Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the southern Dravidian languages native to southern India. [2] [3] 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. [4] History.
The Dravidian peoples are an ethnolinguistic supraethnicity composed of many distinct ethnolinguistic groups native to South Asia (predominantly India ). They speak the Dravidian languages, which have a combined total of about 250 million native speakers. [1] Dravidians form the majority of the population of South India and Northern Sri Lanka.
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Apr 19, 2024 · These findings are supported by linguistic studies, which trace the Dravidian languages back to a common ancestral language that might have been spoken by the early inhabitants of the Indus Valley. This ancestral language, Proto-Dravidian, appears to have diversified into various regional languages that are still spoken today across southern India.
