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Tulu language
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- South Dravidian languages
- On the Web:
- CiteSeerX - Language Contact and the Maintenance of the Tulu Language in South India (PDF) (Feb. 20, 2025)
Tulu language, member of the Dravidian language family, spoken in southern Karnataka state, India. Tulu has borrowed many words from the Kannada language, the official language of Karnataka, but they are not closely related. Tulu has a rich oral tradition, but little has been written in the language. In the early 21st century Tulu was spoken by some two million people.