Yerukula
Yerukula is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yerukula (IPA: [jerukɐlɐ]), also called Kurru Basha or Kulavatha, is a Dravidian language mainly spoken by the Yerukala tribe. Yerukala is linguistically close to South Dravidian languages such as Ravula and Irula. Lexical similarity among these languages ranges from 53% to 81%; in the case of Irula, it varies from 33% to 38%; in case of Ravula, it varies from 28% to 45%; in case of modern Tamil, it varies from 27% to 45%.
Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.
Some of the language terms, mostly relations (kinship terms).
From Wikipedia · Yerukala language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yerukula
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alTi* | |
| name | per* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | soy* | |
| nose | muku* | |
| tooth | pellu* | |
| tongue | naliga* | |
| hand | ki* | |
| blood | regom* | |
| bone | emiga* | |
| breast | rommuga* | |
| liver | padi* | |
| water | tanni* | |
| fire | aggi* | |
| sun | pogudu* | |
| star | sukya* | |
| tree | marom* | |
| leaf | ela* | |
| night | naveru* | |
| dog | nayi* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| one | undu* | |
| two | rendu* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | nanga* | |
| drink | kudi* | |
| see | paru* | |
| hear | kerla* | |
| die | savu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MuthuvanDravidian44% alike
- MalasarDravidian42% alike
- MudugaDravidian38% alike
- Mala MalasarDravidian38% alike
- Irula of the NilgiriDravidian37% alike
- MannanDravidian37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yeru1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yeu