Dravidian language
C1109
concept
A Dravidian language is a member of a family of primarily South Indian and Sri Lankan languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, that share common historical origins and structural features distinct from Indo-European languages.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dravidian language canonical | 69 |
| South-Central Dravidian language | 7 |
| branch of Dravidian languages | 6 |
| Central Dravidian language | 5 |
| Kannada dialect | 3 |
| Southern Dravidian language | 3 |
| Dravidian language variety | 1 |
| Dravidian languages | 1 |
| Indo-Aryan–influenced Dravidian lect | 1 |
| South Indian literary tradition | 1 |
| Southern Dravidian language ancestor | 1 |
| Southern Dravidian language subgroup | 1 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil dialect | 1 |
| branch of Southern Dravidian languages | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Dravidian language
Generated description
A Dravidian language is a member of a family of primarily South Indian and Sri Lankan languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, that share common historical origins and structural features distinct from Indo-European languages.
Instances (91)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kodava Takk | — |
| Koya language | — |
| Kui language | — |
| Southern Gondi | — |
| Kodava language | — |
| Gondi language | — |
| Chenchu language | — |
| Brahui | — |
| Kodava | — |
| Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) | Indo-Aryan–influenced Dravidian lect |
| Kui | — |
| Kuvi | — |
| Pengo | — |
| Kolami | — |
| Naiki | — |
| Chenchu | — |
| Gondi–Kui subgroup | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Kolami–Naiki subgroup | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Koya | — |
| Manda | — |
| Konda-Dora | South-Central Dravidian language |
| Manda–Pengo subgroup | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Proto-South-Central Dravidian | South-Central Dravidian language |
| Central Dravidian languages | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Batticaloa Tamil | Sri Lankan Tamil dialect |
| Badaga language | — |
| Kota language | — |
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Kota language
linked to:
Kota–Toda subgroup
|
— |
| Tamil–Kannada subgroup | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Kota–Toda branch | Southern Dravidian language subgroup |
| Gondi | — |
| Irula language | — |
| Kurumba languages | Dravidian languages |
| Tamil–Irula subgroup | branch of Dravidian languages |
| Tamil–Kurumba subgroup | branch of Southern Dravidian languages |
| Proto-Southern Dravidian | Southern Dravidian language ancestor |
| Barkur Kannada | Kannada dialect |
| Parji | — |
| Sangam literature | South Indian literary tradition |
| Kurux | — |
| Malto language | — |
| Kisan language | — |
| Paniya language | — |
| Betta Kurumba language | — |
| Northern Gondi | — |
| Kandh language | — |
| Kuvi language | — |
| Uluka | — |
| Telugu | — |
| Kundagannada | Kannada dialect |