South-Central Dravidian languages
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The South-Central Dravidian languages are a subgroup of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in South Asia. This subgroup includes languages like Gondi, spoken by over 2.5 million people across several Indian states, and Kui, Kuvi, and Kubi.12
A significant linguistic development within this subgroup is "apical displacement," where certain consonants shift their position within words. While some languages like Telugu have undergone extensive changes, others like Konda show closer ties to Telugu than Kui or Kuvi do. These languages have no established genetic relationship to any other language family.324
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Dravidian languagesSouth-Central Dravidian languagesWithin the South-Central subgroup, the nonliterary languages are all spoken by Scheduled Tribes. Gondi, which is split into many dialects in the four neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh, is spoken by
Read MoreWithin the South-Central subgroup, the nonliterary languages are all spoken by Scheduled Tribes. Gondi, which is split into many dialects in the four neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh, is spoken by
Read More- Dravidian languagesHistorical development of Dravidian phonology
…in some South Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian languages, but in Tamil and Malayalam the vowel form was initially shifted back to *i and *u—and then shifted again, back to mid-vowels. The vacillation in form has caused the vowel pairs i/e and u/o to lose their audible distinction (contrast) in Tamil…
Read More…in some South Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian languages, but in Tamil and Malayalam the vowel form was initially shifted back to *i and *u—and then shifted again, back to mid-vowels. The vacillation in form has caused the vowel pairs i/e and u/o to lose their audible distinction (contrast) in Tamil…
Read More - Dravidian languagesSouth-Central Dravidian phonological development
A major change that affected all members of this subgroup, albeit to different degrees, is called “apical displacement,” the shifting of apical (alveolar or retroflex) consonants from an original postvocalic position to prevocalic position in the root syllables. For instance, Proto-Dravidian…
Read MoreA major change that affected all members of this subgroup, albeit to different degrees, is called “apical displacement,” the shifting of apical (alveolar or retroflex) consonants from an original postvocalic position to prevocalic position in the root syllables. For instance, Proto-Dravidian…
Read More - Dravidian languagesThe nominal system
…languages of Central Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian (other than Telugu).
Read More…languages of Central Dravidian and South-Central Dravidian (other than Telugu).
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