Dravidian languages: Quick Facts

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Thematic map of South Asia showing the distribution of Dravidian languages, with different regions shaded or marked to indicate where specific Dravidian languages and subgroups are spoken. Most languages are concentrated in southern and central India, with some northern outliers in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern India. A key identifies the languages by number and subgroup, and striped areas indicate regions where several subgroups overlap.

South Dravidian languages

A linguistic family tree diagram showing the evolution of Proto-South-Central Dravidian languages, branching into Proto-Telugu and Proto-Gondi-Kui, with further divisions into Savara, Telugu, Gondi, Konda, Pengo, Manda, Kui, and Kuvi.

A simple language family tree diagram showing Proto-Central Dravidian splitting into Proto-Kolami-Naiki and Proto-Gadba-Parji, with further branches to Kolami, Naiki, Gadba, and Parji.

North Dravidian languages

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