Several dialects of Tamil and 10 mother tongues of the ‘Dravidian family’

Based on the data collected as recently as 2021-22, a report of the Linguistic Survey of India-Tamil Nadu classifies the languages of Badaga, Chetti Bhasha, Irula/Iruliga, Kathodi, Kota, Maliyad, Pania, Toda, Solaga and Urali as the mother tongues of the ‘Dravidian family’ spoken in Tamil Nadu

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