Bellari is a
Dravidian variety of India spoken by about 1,000
Bellara, a
Scheduled Caste of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...
and
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
. It is reportedly close to
Tulu and
Koraga (especially the former),
but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.
[Sanford Steever, 1998, ''The Dravidian Languages''] A community of fifty families of basket-weavers lives in
Kundapura Taluk in coastal
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...
.
References
Dravidian languages
Endangered languages of India
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