Alu Kurumba
Alu Kurumba is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Alu Kurumba (IPA: [aːlu kurumbɐ]), also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribal people. It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Words in Alu Kurumba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aLu* | |
| name | ejaru* | |
| ear | kevi* | |
| nose | muk3* | |
| tongue | nalaNge* | |
| hand | kayi* | |
| blood | nattaru* | |
| bone | gonodu* | |
| skin | tolu* | |
| knee | candu* | |
| liver | iruwu* | |
| water | niru* | |
| fire | kicCu* | |
| sun | ottu* | |
| stone | kallu* | |
| tree | mara* | |
| night | iruwu* | |
| dog | nayi* | |
| one | ondu* | |
| two | radu* | |
| I | nanu* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | eNga* | |
| see | nod* | |
| hear | k3* | |
| come | bap* | |
| path | dari* | |
| new | oja* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BadagaDravidian49% alike
- KannadaDravidian44% alike
- Jennu KurumbaDravidian43% alike
- RavulaDravidian41% alike
- KodavaDravidian40% alike
- Betta KurumbaDravidian39% alike
Grammar
- Korra KoragaDravidian92% alike
- TuluDravidian91% alike
- MuthuvanDravidian91% alike
- KannadaDravidian91% alike
- Kota (India)Dravidian89% alike
- MalavedanDravidian89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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