Betta Kurumba

Facts

  • Language: Betta Kurumba
  • Alternate names: Betta Kurumba Nonstandard Tamil, Kadu Kurumba, Urali Kurumba, Kurumba, Betta
  • Language code: xub
  • Language family: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 2,000-6,000
  • Vulnerability: Threatened
  • Script: Kannada script. Malayalam script. Tamil script.

More information:

    ’Kadu Kurumba’, jungle shepherds. ‘Betta Kurumba’, hill shepherds. 3 subdivisions: Ane (elephant) Kurumba, Bevina (neem tree) Kurumba, and Kolli (fire-brand) Kurumba. A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu.

    Betta Kurumba is spoken in India, South Asia.