Betta Kurumba

[aka Betta Kurumba Nonstandard Tamil, Kadu Kurumba, Urali Kurumba]

Classification: Dravidian

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threatened

Betta Kurumba is an endangered Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri-Wynaad region of southern India. The Betta Kurumbas number 2-6,000 people and their home range straddles the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This collection consists of stories and descriptive narratives in Betta Kurumba, along with associated transcripts and metadata. The deposit was collected using fieldwork carried out between July 1997 and June 2004.

Vasiliki Vita

ELAR

Jan. 1, 2015

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