Dravidian languages — Family of 23 languages indigenous to and spoken principally in South Asia by more than 210 million people. The four major Dravidian languages of southern India Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam have independent scripts and long documented… … Universalium
Dravidian languages — For other uses, see Dravidian (disambiguation). Dravidian Geographic distribution: South Asia Linguistic classification: Dravidian Proto language: Proto Dravidian Subdivisions: Northern Cen … Wikipedia
Dravidian languages — noun plural Date: 1871 a language family of India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan that includes Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam … New Collegiate Dictionary
Elamo-Dravidian languages — The Elamo Dravidian languages are a hypothesised language family which includes the living Dravidian languages of India, and Pakistan, in addition to the extinct Elamite language of ancient Elam, in what is now southwestern Iran. Linguist David… … Wikipedia
South-Central Dravidian languages — The South Central Dravidian languages comprise some languages spoken in that part of India. These include Telugu, Gondi, Savara, Pengo, Manda, Kui and Kuvi. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/South Central+Dravidian South Central Dravidian… … Wikipedia
Dravidian studies — (also Dravidology) is the academic field devoted to the Dravidian languages, literature and culture. It is a superset of Tamil studies and a subset of South Asian studies. Contents 1 History 2 Contemporary programs 3 See also … Wikipedia
Dravidian — or Dravida may refer to: Contents 1 Language and culture 2 Geography 3 Ethnicity … Wikipedia
Dravidian — Dra*vid i*an, prop. a. [From Skr. Dr[=a]vi[dsdot]a, the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida. [1913 Webster] {Dravidian languages}, a group of languages of Southern India, which seem… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dravidian University — Established 1997 Type Public Chancellor ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh Vice Chancellor Cuddapah Ramanaiah Location … Wikipedia
Dravidian peoples — For other uses, see Dravidian (disambiguation). Dravidian Areas in South Asia where Dravidian languages are presently spoken Total population approx. 217 million … Wikipedia
