Tulu
A language of India
| Population | 1,950,000 (1997). 636,123 monolinguals (1981). |
| Region | Karnataka, South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada) and Udipi districts; Kerala, Kasargod District; scattered in other states in India. |
| Alternate names | Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa |
| Dialects | Northwest Tulu (Udipi, Mangalore), Northeast Tulu (Kerala, Belthangadi), Southwest Tulu (Manjeswara, Kasaragod), Southcentral Tulu (Bantwal, Puttur), Southeast (Sullia Subrahmanya), Brahmin Tulu, Common Tulu. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tulu |
| Language use | Also use Kannada [kan], Hindi, English, or Marathi [mar]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 80%–83% in Dakshina Kannada [kan] for Udipi districts. Magazines. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1847–2000. |
| Writing system | Kannada script. Tulu script, philosophical texts and religious verses are sometimes written in this script. |
| Comments | Mixed commerce; fishermen. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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