The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: TCY
ISO 639-2: dra
| Population | 1,949,000 (1997 IMA). |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh; Kerala; Tamil Nadu; Maharashtra; Karnataka; Meghalaya. |
| Alternate names | TAL, THALU, TILU, TULUVA BHASA, TULLU, THULU |
| Dialects | TULU, BELLARI. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tulu. |
| Comments | Bellari may be a separate language. Literacy rate in second language: 20% Kannada, Malayalam. Mixed commerce, fishermen. Hindu, Christians. NT 1847-1892. |
