Tulu language

Tulu language

Infobox Language
name = Tulu
nativename = Tulu
states = India
region = Coastal Karnataka and parts of northern Kerala. (historically known as Tulu Nadu)
speakers = 1,949,000 (1997 survey) [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tcy Ethnologue report for Tulu] ]
familycolor = Dravidian
fam2 = Southern
script=Kannada script, Tigalari
iso2=dra|iso3=tcy|notice=Indic

Tulu is a Dravidian language of India with fewer than two million speakers, known as Tuluvas. Most Tuluvas live in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the west of the state of Karnataka. It is also spoken in the Kasaragod taluk of Kerala. The original written script of the language, similar to Malayalam scriptFact|date=May 2008, is rarely used today. It is normally written in the Kannada scriptFact|date=May 2008 now.

Geographic distribution

There are indications in a few Malayalam works that the region stretching from the Chandragiri river, now part of the Kasaragod district of Kerala, to Gokarna, now part of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, was called Tulu Nadu.Fact|date=November 2007 However, the present day Tulu linguistic boundary is confined to Dakshina Kannada and the Udupi district. Northern Kasaragod, Dakshina Kannada and the Udupi district (except Kundapur) are the major Tulu cultural regions.

Tuluvas have a saying: "Oorudu nanjaanda paarad badkodu". A loose translation would be: "If it's tough at home; run away and survive". Tuluvas are true to this character and have migrated to other places in great numbers. Mumbai and Thane in Maharastra state has a sizable population of Tuluvas. Tulu is widely spoken in the Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts of Karnataka state. Efforts are also being made to get Tulu included in the list of national languages of India [ [http://www.yakshagana.com/tulu-recog.htm Why Tulu language deserves recognition from Kendra Sahithya Academy and why it should be included in schedule 8B of the constitution] ] .

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19th century missionaries used the Kannada script to transcribe Tulu works, but it soon fell out of use. Tulu is mostly written in the Kannada script since most people study Kannada in schools. Attempts are being made to revive the original script Tulu Script. Tulu Script is similar to Malayalam script

"Mandara Ramayana" is a modern epic written in Tulu by Mandara Keshav Bhat.

Some inscriptions in Tulu languages may be found in and around the village of Barkur.

The language

The paucity of literary works has rendered the precise dating of the origin of this language very difficult.

Spoken Tulu changes as we move from South to North. There is a common perception that there are only two Tulu dialects, namely Shivalli and Common. But a study of the language and pronunciation suggests there are four distinct dialects of this language: Shivalli, Jain, Common, and Tribal.

; Brahmin dialect: Spoken by Tulu Brahmins ( Sthanika Brahmins and Shivalli Brahmins ). [ [http://tuluver.com Tulunadu and Tulu community around the world - www.tuluver.com - Home ] ]

; Jain dialect: Spoken by the Jains in the northern part of Tulu Nadu.; Common dialect: Spoken by the majority of people of Tulu Nadu; the dialect of commerce, entertainment and art.; Tribal dialect: Spoken by tribal people; closely resembles the Common dialect.

Tulu is not taught in schools. Schedule 8B of the Constitution of India does not recognize it as an official language. Tulu is also considered an endangered language.

References

See also

* Languages of India
* Madhava
* Kanakana kindi
* List of national languages of India
* List of Indian languages by total speakers
* Tuluva
* Kasaragod Tulu
* Beary bashe

External links

* [http://www.yakshagana.com/Tululipi.htm The Tulu Script] www.yakshagana.com
* [http://www.boloji.com/places/0020.htm Tulu Language: Its Script and Dialects] www.boloji.com
* [http://www.mangalore.com/documents/languages.html Common Kannada, Tulu and Konkani phrases] www.mangalore.com
* [http://www.buntsworld.com/ Community Website for Tulu speaking community] www.buntsworld.com


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