| Jenu Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| ஜென்னு குரும்பா | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Karnataka,Tamil Nadu,Kerala |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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| Tamil script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xuj |
| Glottolog | jenn1240 Jennu |
Jenu Kurumba (IPA:[d͡ʒeːnukurumbɐ]), also known asJen Kurumba orJennu Kurumba, is aSouthernDravidian language of theTamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by theJenu Kuruba/Kattunayakan tribe.[citation needed] It is often considered to constitute a dialect ofKannada; however,Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Jenu Kurumba speakers are situated on theNilgiri Hills cross-border area betweenTamil Nadu andKarnataka,Mysore andKodagu districts ofKarnataka, andWayanad district ofKerala. The speakers of the language call it "nama basha" (transl. our language).[2]
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