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Glottolog. sout3138. South Dravidian (also called "South Dravidian I") is one of the four major branches of the Dravidian languages family. It includes the literary languages Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Tulu, as well as several non-literary languages such as Badaga, Irula, Kota, Kurumba, Toda and Kodava. [1]
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As of 2012, the Cushitic languages with over one million speakers were Oromo, Somali, Beja, Afar, Hadiyya ...
Altaic languages. Altaic ( / ælˈteɪ.ɪk /) is a controversial proposed language family [2] that would include the Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic language families and possibly also the Japonic and Koreanic languages. [3] : 73 The hypothetical language family has long been rejected by most comparative linguists, although it continues to be ...
Distribution of language families and isolates north of Mexico at first contact. The major South American language families. Ethnolinguistic groups of mainland Southeast Asia. Caucasian languages. Distribution of the Uralic, Altaic, and Yukaghir languages. Family name. Languages. Current speakers [1]
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] Dravidët përbëjnë shumicën e popullsisë së Indisë Jugore ...
South Indian culture refers to the cultural region typically covering the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The idea of South India is closely linked to the Dravidian ethnic and linguistic identity and therefore it can also refer to groups in central India such as the Gondi and the Kui.
e. The evolution of languages or history of language includes the evolution, divergence and development of languages throughout time, as reconstructed based on glottochronology, comparative linguistics, written records and other historical linguistics techniques. The origin of language is a hotly contested topic, with some languages tentatively ...
