Betta Kurumba
Betta Kurumba is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba, IPA: [beʈːɐ kurumbɐ]) is a Dravidian language closely related to Kannada and Tamil, and is spoken by 32,000 people in the Nilgiri mountains and in adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Beṭṭa (ಬೆಟ್ಟ) means “hills” in Kannada and kurumba (ಕುರುಬ) means “shepherd”.
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Words in Betta Kurumba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aL3* | |
| name | pyar3* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | kiwiya* | |
| nose | mukk3* | |
| tooth | pall3* | |
| tongue | nelgi* | |
| hand | kiya* | |
| blood | n3tt3r3* | |
| bone | yal3w3* | |
| skin | tol3* | |
| knee | manngal3* | |
| breast | kuyndigi* | |
| liver | t3dl3* | |
| water | nir3* | |
| fire | tiss3* | |
| sun | pott3* | |
| star | minu* | |
| stone | kall3* | |
| mountain | b3tt3* | |
| tree | meri* | |
| leaf | yali* | |
| night | 3dl3* | |
| dog | nay3* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| louse | pyanu* | |
| one | wand3* | |
| two | 3ddu* | |
| I | naw3* | |
| you | niy3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Alu KurumbaDravidian39% alike
- KodavaDravidian37% alike
- Attapady KurumbaDravidian35% alike
- Jennu KurumbaDravidian34% alike
- Mala MalasarDravidian34% alike
- RavulaDravidian34% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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