Introduction

The Dravidian languages are a language family spoken by 220 million people, mainly in southern India and northern Sri Lanka.

Language Family Tree

Dravidian

• Central Dravidian
  • Kolami-Naiki
    • [kfb] Northwestern Kolami
    • [nit] Southeastern Kolami
  • Parji-Ollari-Gadaba
    • Ollari-Gadaba
      • [gau] Mudhili Gadaba
      • [gdb] Pottangi Ollar Gadaba
    • [pci] Duruwa
• North Dravidian
  • Kurux-Malto
    • Kurux
      • [kru] Kurukh
      • [kxl] Nepali Kurux
    • Malto
      • [kmj] Kumarbhag Paharia
      • [mjt] Sauria Paharia
  • [brh] Brahui
• South Dravidian
  • South Dravidian I
    • Tamil-Kannada
      • Badaga-Kannada
        • Kannadoid
          • Nuclear Kannaoid
            • [kan] Kannada
            • [qkn] Old Kannada
          • [xua] Alu Kurumba
          • [xub] Betta Kurumba
          • [hoy] Holiya
          • [xuj] Jennu Kurumba
          • [sle] Sholaga
        • [bfq] Badaga
      • Tamil-Kota
        • Tamil-Toda
          • Tamil-Irula
            • Irula-Muduga
              • Muduga-Palu
                • [pkr] Attapady Kurumba
                • [udg] Muduga
              • [iru] Irula of the Nilgiri
            • Tamil-Kodagu
              • Tamil-Malayalam
                • Malayalamoid
                  • Kalanadic
                    • [wkl] Kalanadi
                    • [wku] Kunduvadi
                    • [pty] Pathiya
                  • Ravulic
                    • [pcg] Paniya
                    • [yea] Ravula
                  • [all] Allar
                  • [aaf] Aranadan
                  • [kej] Kadar
                  • [kev] Kanikkaran
                  • [kfh] Kurichiya
                  • [mjo] Malankuravan
                  • [mjq] Malaryan
                  • [mjr] Malavedan
                  • [mal] Malayalam
                  • [kpb] Mullu Kurumba
                  • [thn] Thachanadan
                  • [ull] Ullatan
                  • [vis] Vishavan
                  • [ctt] Wayanad Chetti
                • Tamiloid
                  • Malasa-Eravallan
                    • [era] Eravallan
                    • [ymr] Malasar
                  • Muthuvan-Mannan
                    • [mjv] Mannan
                    • [muv] Muthuvan
                  • Tamil-Paliyan
                    • [pcf] Paliyan
                    • [tam] Tamil
                  • Yerukula-Korava-Kaikadi
                    • [kep] Kaikadi
                    • [yeu] Yerukula
                  • [ima] Mala Malasar
                  • [mjp] Malapandaram
                  • [oty] Old Tamil
                • Unclassified Tamil-Malayalam
                  • Kakkala
              • [kfa] Kodava
              • [url] Urali of Idukki
          • [tcx] Toda
        • [kfe] Kota (India)
    • Tulu-Koraga
      • Koraga
        • [kfd] Korra Koraga
        • [vmd] Mudu Koraga
      • Tulu-Bellari
        • [brw] Bellari
        • [kfg] Kudiya
        • [tcy] Tulu
  • South Dravidian II
    • Gondi
      • Northwest Gondi
        • [gno] Northern Gondi
        • [ggo] Southern Gondi
      • Southeast Gondi
        • General Southeast Gondi
          • Muria
            • [emu] Eastern Muria
            • [fmu] Far Western Muria
            • [mut] Western Muria
          • South Bastar Gondi-Koya
            • [daq] Dandami Maria
            • [kff] Koya
        • [mrr] Maria (India)
    • Konda-Kui
      • Manda-Kui
        • Kui-Kuvi
          • [kxu] Kui (India)
          • [kxv] Kuvi
        • Manda-Pengo
          • [mha] Manda (India)
          • [peg] Pengo
      • [kfc] Konda-Dora
    • Teluguic
      • [cde] Chenchu
      • [mmk] Mukha-Dora
      • Old Telugu
      • [tel] Telugu
      • [wbq] Waddar
• Unclassified Dravidian
  • [kwx] Khirwar

Languages Sorted Alphabetically

• Brahui
• Jewish Malayalam
• Kannada
• Malto
• Telugu