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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

MeaningWordRomanization
personaLu*
nameejaru*
earkevi*
nosemuk3*
tonguenalaNge*
handkayi*
bloodnattaru*
bonegonodu*
skintolu*
kneecandu*
liveriruwu*
waterniru*
firekicCu*
sunottu*
stonekallu*
treemara*
nightiruwu*
dognayi*
oneondu*
tworadu*
Inanu*
youni*
weeNga*
seenod*
heark3*
comebap*
pathdari*
newoja*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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