Bellari language

Bellari is a Dravidian variety of India spoken by about 1,000 Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka and Kerala. It is reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga (especially the former), but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu. A community of fifty families of basket-weavers lives in Kundapura Taluk in coastal Karnataka.

Bellari
Native toIndia
RegionKarnataka & Kerala
Native speakers
1,000 (2007)
Dravidian
  • South Dravidian
    • South Dravidian I
      • Southwestern Dravidian
        • Bellari
Writing system
Kannada script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3brw
Glottologbell1261
ELPBellari
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