Central Dravidian languages
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The Central Dravidian languages are a subgroup of the Dravidian language family, spoken by approximately 200,000 people. Kolami is the most widely spoken within this group, with around 122,000 speakers, and has incorporated many words from Telugu. Another Central Dravidian language, Parji, is spoken in the Bastar district and has borrowed from Halbi, a dialect of Hindi. These languages share certain phonological developments, such as the merging of Proto-Dravidian alveolar stop */t/ with the dental /d/ or retroflex /\u1e0d/.123
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Dravidian languagesCentral Dravidian languagesThe Central Dravidian languages are spoken by some 200,000 individuals. Kolami has the largest number of speakers, approximately 122,000 people, and has borrowed heavily from Telugu.
Read MoreThe Central Dravidian languages are spoken by some 200,000 individuals. Kolami has the largest number of speakers, approximately 122,000 people, and has borrowed heavily from Telugu.
Read More- Dravidian languagesCentral Dravidian phonological development
In pre-Parji (prehistoric Parji) the low vowels a and ā became e and ē when followed by an alveolar consonant, as when Proto-Dravidian *kal ‘stone’ became Parji kel and Proto-Dravidian *man ‘to be’ changed to Parji men. All of the Central…
Read MoreIn pre-Parji (prehistoric Parji) the low vowels a and ā became e and ē when followed by an alveolar consonant, as when Proto-Dravidian *kal ‘stone’ became Parji kel and Proto-Dravidian *man ‘to be’ changed to Parji men. All of the Central…
Read More - Dravidian languagesThe nominal system
…preserved by the languages of Central Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian (other than Telugu).
Read More…preserved by the languages of Central Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian (other than Telugu).
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