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Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox language Attapady Kurumba (Template:Ipa), also called Pal Kurumba or Palu Kurumba, is an unclassified Southern Dravidian language spoken by a Scheduled tribe of India. It shows only approximately 50% lexical similarity with the other South Dravidian languages named Kurumba, but up to 82% with Muduga and 52% with Kannada Kurumba; Attapady Kurumba, Muduga, and Irula each use their mother tongue when speaking to each other. Thudukki variety of Attapady Kurumba is reportedly most pure.[1]

References

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Further reading

  • Descriptive Grammar of Muduga and Kurumba{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. KIRTADS (Kerala Institute for Research Training & Development studies)(2017)
  • Pālu-Kuṟumba: Grammatik, Textproben und Wörterbuch{{#if:Kapp|, Kapp}. Harrassowitz Verlag(2019). ISBN 9783447112444

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