Dravidian languages - Wikipedia
Dravidian languages are mostly located in the southern and central parts of south Asia with 2 main outliers, Brahui having speakers in Balochistan and as far north are Merv, Turkmenistan and Kurukh to the east in Jharkhand and as far northeast as Bhutan, Nepal and Assam.
Dravidian languages | History, Grammar, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月7日 · The Dravidian languages are spoken by more than 215 million people in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. They are divided into South, South-Central, Central, and North groups; these groups are further organized into 24 subgroups.
Dravidian peoples - Wikipedia
The most commonly spoken Dravidian languages are Telugu (తెలుగు), Tamil (தமிழ்), Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Malayalam (മലയാളം), Brahui (براہوئی), Tulu (തുളു), Gondi and Coorg.
Dravidian languages summary | Britannica
Dravidian languages, Family of 24 languages indigenous to and spoken principally in South Asia by more than 214 million people. Four of the Dravidian languages are among the major literary languages of southern India—Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
South Dravidian languages - Wikipedia
South Dravidian (also called "South Dravidian I") is one of the four major branches of the Dravidian languages family. It includes the literary languages Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Tulu, as well as several non-literary languages such …
All In The Language Family: The Dravidian Languages
2020年7月17日 · There are currently around 215 million native speakers of Dravidian languages, mostly living in Southern India and Sri Lanka. There are also a few in Pakistan and Nepal. The most widely-spoken language in the family is Telugu. With around 82 million speakers, it’s the third most spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali.
Dravidian languages - Phonology, Grammar, Scripts | Britannica
2024年11月7日 · Linguists describe sounds by referring to their means of production, which typically combine the flow of air (e.g., constant or interrupted) with the positioning of the tongue and lips. The Proto-Dravidian sound system has six obstruents, or stops (/p/, /t/, /d/, /ṭ/, /c/, /k/), an uncommon number.
The Enigmatic Origins of the Dravidian Languages: New Study …
2024年4月19日 · Among these, the Dravidian languages, spoken by millions in the southern and central parts of India, present a fascinating case of linguistic and genetic continuity that spans several millennia.
What Are Dravidian Languages? - WorldAtlas
2018年4月23日 · Dravidian languages make up a family of languages spoken in parts of southern Asia, including India and Sri Lanka.
The Dravidian Languages - Cambridge University Press
The Dravidian languages are spoken by over 200 million people in South Asia and in Diaspora communities around the world, and constitute the world's fifth largest language family. It consists of about 26 languages in total including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu, as well as over 20 non-literary languages.