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Bellari language

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Bellari brw is a Dravidian variety of India spoken by the Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga,[1] but it is not known if it is a separate language;[2] it has been reported to be a dialect of Kannada.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.[This citation is dated, and should be substituted with a specific edition of Ethnologue]
  2. ^ Sanford Steever, 1998, The Dravidian Languages
  3. ^ KS Singh, 1995, The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. Oxford University Press.