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ALSO KNOWN AS		Betta Kurumba Nonstandard Tamil, Kadu Kurumba, Urali Kurumba, Kurumba, Betta
CLASSIFICATION		Dravidian, South Dravidian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		xub
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Information from: “"Documentation of Betta Kurumba" HRELP Abstract” . Coelho, Gail (2005)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000-6,000
Native speakers worldwide

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Betta Kurumba is under pressure from an influx of immigrants to the area speaking more politically dominant languages.

PLACES: Nilgiri-Wynaad region of southern India

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A language maintenance survey carried out with older (aged 46-60), middle aged (30-45) and younger (8-29) Betta Kurumbas shows no signs of language loss for the two older groups. Speakers among the younger group however were unable to produce 5-7% of the basic Betta Kurumba vocabulary items which were tested for.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
32,000
Native speakers worldwide
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32,000 (2003), increasing

DATE OF INFO: 2003

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increasing

		2012	Endangerment of Betta Kurumba (Tamil nadu), Betta Kuruba (Karnataka) and Uralikuruman (Kerala)	134-146			International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics	41(1)			V. Gnanasundaram, R. Perialwar and K. Rangan								A language maintenance survey carried out with older (aged 46-60), middle aged (30-45) and younger (8-29) Betta Kurumbas shows no signs of language loss for the two older groups. Speakers among the younger group however were unable to produce 5-7% of the basic Betta Kurumba vocabulary items which were tested for.
		2005	"Documentation of Betta Kurumba" HRELP Abstract							http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=69	Coelho, Gail	Coelho, Gail. 2005. ""Documentation of Betta Kurumba" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=69.		2,000-6,000		1000-9999		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Betta Kurumba is under pressure from an influx of immigrants to the area speaking more politically dominant languages.	Nilgiri-Wynaad region of southern India
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures		Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.									11.5,76.75
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)		M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	32,000	2003	10000-99999	32,000 (2003), increasing	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	increasing

Betta Kurumba

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

32,000

Discussion

Betta Kurumba

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-6,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

32,000

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