North Dravidian languages

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In Dravidian languages: North Dravidian languages
Of the three North Dravidian languages, Brahui is the most geographically distant, being spoken in Balochistan, the westernmost province of Pakistan. Because Brahui does not retain any archaic features of Proto-Dravidian, it is likely that its speakers migrated westward from the mainland,…
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In Dravidian languages: North Dravidian phonological development
In the North Dravidian languages, Proto-Dravidian *k became x before non-high vowels—namely a, e, and o. Proto-Dravidian *c became k before u and ū; e.g., *cuṭu ‘to be hot’ became Kurukh-Malto kuṛ ‘embers.’
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