Yerukala language
Appearance
Yerukala | |
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ஏறுகள | |
Region | South India |
Ethnicity | Yerukala |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2001 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yeu |
Glottolog | yeru1240 |
Yerukula is a Dravidian language mainly spoken by the Yerukala tribe. This language is also called Kurru basha or Kulavatha. Yerukala is linguistically close to South Dravidian languages such as Ravula and Irula. Lexical similarity among these languages ranges from 53% to 81%; in the case of Irula, it varies from 33% to 38%; in case of Ravula, it varies from 28% to 45%; in case of modern Tamil, it varies from 27% to 45%.[2]
Some of the language terms, mostly relations.
English | Kurru | English | Kurru | English | Kurru |
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Father | Aava | Father's Father | Jejaava | Father's Mother | Jeji |
Mother | Amma | Mother's Father | Tata | Mother's Mother | Ammamma |
Son | Momu | Elder Brother | Berannu | Younger Brother | Thenbhi |
Daughter | Maga | Elder Sister | Berukka | Younger Sister | Thangisee |
Grand Daughter | Pethi | Grand Son | Pyathu | Father's Sister | Atta |
Elder Sister-in-law | Nanga | Younger Sister-in-law | Merchenchi | Uncle | Mama |
See also
References and notes
The only book on the Yerukala language published so far is "Yerukula Dialect" by G. Srinivasa Varma, Dept. of Linguistics, Annamalai University, 1978.