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Kurumba, Kannada

A language of India

ISO 639-3: kfi

Population  180,000 (2000).
Region  Tamil Nadu, Teni District, Kambam Valley; Dindigul District, Sirumalai, Senkuruchi Hillocks, Palani; Coimbatore District, Pollachi, Western Fields, Western Gate Hills; Dharmapuri, Vellore, Chingalpattu, Salem districts; Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh.
Alternate names   Canarese, Korambar, Kuramwari, Kuremban, Kuruba, Kuruban, Kurubar, Kuruman, Kurumans, Kurumar, Kurumba, Kurumban, Kurumbar, Kurumbas, Kurumvari, Kurubas Kuruma, Palu Kurumba, Southern Non-standard Kannada
Dialects  Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Pudukottai.
Classification  Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Kodagu
Language use  Home. All ages. Few use Tamil [tam] or Standard Kannada [kan].
Language development  Younger generation over 50% literate, older generation less. Radio programs.
Writing system  Tamil script.
Comments  Reportedly 3 groups of Gowda: Okkili, Anuppa, and Kurumba, which may be languages or dialects of one language. Sometimes referred to as Alu or Palu Kurumba, but is a different language from Alu Kurumba [zua] in the hills. Kurumba and Kuruman are different Scheduled Tribes. Agriculturalists; pastoralists; urban workers. Hindu.

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Academic Publications

BLAIR, Frank, author; CHITRARASU, K.; PRABHU, R.; RAJAH, B. B.; RAJAIAH, J.; RENSCH, Cal; RENSCH, Carolyn, researchers. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of Kurumba Dialects."  Available online