Search results
North Dravidian languages. The Northern Dravidian languages are a branch (Zvelebil 1990:56) of the Dravidian languages that includes Brahui, Kurukh and Malto. (There have been slight differences in the way the Dravidian languages are grouped by various Dravidian linguists: See Subrahmanyam 1983, Zvelebil 1990, Krishnamurthi 2003).
- Dravidian languages - Wikipedia
The largest group of the Dravidian languages is South...
- Dravidian peoples - Wikipedia
The Dravidian peoples, Dravidian-speakers or Dravidians, are...
- Dravidian languages - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...
The Dravidian languages are a language family spoken by the...
- Dravidian languages - Wikipedia
Apr 9, 2024 · The Dravidian languages are spoken by more than 215 million people in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The Dravidian languages are divided into South, South-Central, Central, and North groups; these groups are further organized into 24 subgroups. The four major literary languages— Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada —are recognized by the ...
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
People also ask
Where are Dravidian languages spoken?
How many subgroups are there in Dravidian languages?
Which Dravidian language is spoken outside of India?
What is the oldest language spoken by Dravidians?
1. The Dravidian Language Family. In 1816, five “dialects of South India”—Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tulu—were argued by a British administrator in Madras (now Chennai) to constitute a language family distinct from the Indo-Aryan language Sanskrit, with which (however) these languages had “intermixed.” 1 (The concept of the language family had been mooted in 1786, just ...
For the full article, see Dravidian languages . Dravidian languages, Family of 24 languages indigenous to and spoken principally in South Asia by more than 214 million people. Four of the Dravidian languages are among the major literary languages of southern India—Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. These all have independent scripts and ...
