Dravidian languages
plural noun
: a language family of India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan that includes Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam
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That’s because the right candidate will be well-versed in Malayalam and Kannada, two Dravidian languages spoken by 35 million and 44 million people, respectively, in certain regions of South India, according to Wikipedia.
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Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
Two of them are apparently Dravidian languages.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2021
In India speakers of Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages which are geographically adjacent are only marginally different genetically.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2012
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Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
Two of them are apparently Dravidian languages.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2021
In India speakers of Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages which are geographically adjacent are only marginally different genetically.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2012
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“Dravidian languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dravidian%20languages. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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