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Yerukala language

Dravidian language mainly spoken by the Yerukala tribe

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Source revisionAug 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ3535117 ↗
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Yerukula (IPA: [jerukɐlɐ]), also called Kurru Basha or Kulavatha, is a Dravidian language mainly spoken by the Yerukala tribe. Yerukala is linguistically close to South Dravidian languages such as Ravula and Irula. Lexical similarity among these languages ranges from 53% to 81%; in the case of Irula, it varies from 33% to 38%; in case of Ravula, it varies from 28% to 45%; in case of modern Tamil, it varies from 27% to 45%.

Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.

Some of the language terms, mostly relations (kinship terms).

References

Further reading

Bharath Kumar, Mala Sambramalla (2024). A Descriptive Grammar of Yerukala, An Endangered South Dravidian Language (PhD). Dravidian University. hdl:10603/549629.

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