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'''Bellari''' is a [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] variety of India spoken by about 1,000 [[Bellara people|Bellara]], a [[Scheduled Caste]] of [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. It is reportedly close to [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Koraga language|Koraga]] (especially the former),<ref name="e17"/> but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.<ref>Sanford Steever, 1998, ''The Dravidian Languages''</ref> A community of fifty families of basket-weavers live in [[Kundapura Taluk]] in coastal [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = | newspaper =Kannada Prabha (Kannada daily) | date =11 March 2011 | url = http://archives.kannadaprabha.com/News.asp?&Topic=-124&Title=ڇ%20Oګڄs%20߽ګ|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="gov">{{cite web |first=Govt. owned website |last= |title=Karnatakada Budakattu Bhashegalu |url=http://www.classicalkannada.org/DataBase/KANNADA%20UNICODE%20HTML/Language%20Kannada%20HTML/TRIBAL%20LABGUAGES%20OF%20KARNNTAKA.htm |publisher=Classical Kannada.org |location=Bangalore |date= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 February 2013 }}</ref>
'''Bellari''' is a [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] variety of India spoken by about 1,000 [[Bellara people|Bellara]], a [[Scheduled Caste]] of [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. It is reportedly close to [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Koraga language|Koraga]] (especially the former),<ref name="e18"/> but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.<ref>Sanford Steever, 1998, ''The Dravidian Languages''</ref> A community of fifty families of basket-weavers live in [[Kundapura Taluk]] in coastal [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = | newspaper =Kannada Prabha (Kannada daily) | date =11 March 2011 | url = http://archives.kannadaprabha.com/News.asp?&Topic=-124&Title=ڇ%20Oګڄs%20߽ګ|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="gov">{{cite web |first=Govt. owned website |last= |title=Karnatakada Budakattu Bhashegalu |url=http://www.classicalkannada.org/DataBase/KANNADA%20UNICODE%20HTML/Language%20Kannada%20HTML/TRIBAL%20LABGUAGES%20OF%20KARNNTAKA.htm |publisher=Classical Kannada.org |location=Bangalore |date= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 February 2013 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:47, 25 April 2015

Bellari
Native toIndia
RegionKarnataka & Kerala
Native speakers
1,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3brw
Glottologbell1261
ELPBellari

Bellari is a Dravidian variety of India spoken by about 1,000 Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka and Kerala. It is reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga (especially the former),[1] but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.[2] A community of fifty families of basket-weavers live in Kundapura Taluk in coastal Karnataka.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bellari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Sanford Steever, 1998, The Dravidian Languages
  3. ^ Kannada Prabha (Kannada daily). 11 March 2011 http://archives.kannadaprabha.com/News.asp?&Topic=-124&Title=ڇ%20Oګڄs%20߽ګ. Retrieved 4 February 2013. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Karnatakada Budakattu Bhashegalu". Bangalore: Classical Kannada.org. Retrieved 4 February 2013. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)