Kurumba, Kannada
A language of India
| 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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