- Proto-Dravidian
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The hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages (which include Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam among others) are descended.
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Proto-Dravidian — is the proto language of the Dravidian languages. Origins of the word Dravidian The English word Dravidian was first employed by Caldwell in his book of comparative Dravidian grammar based on the usage of the Sanskrit word IAST|drāviḍa in the… … Wikipedia
Proto-Dravidian consonants — ▪ Table Proto Dravidian consonants labial dental alveolar retroflex palatal velar obstruents p t e6f; e6d; c k nasals m n e47; ñ laterals l e37; resonants r e93; semi vowels w y See as table: * * * … Universalium
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 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 peoples — For other uses, see Dravidian (disambiguation). Dravidian Areas in South Asia where Dravidian languages are presently spoken Total population approx. 217 million … Wikipedia
Dravidian civilization — The term Dravidian civilization refers to the civilization of the ancient speakers of the proto Dravidian languages. Due to the obscure history of the proto Dravidian speakers, and prevalence of several theories about their origin, the term… … Wikipedia
Proto-language — *A proto language is a language which was the common ancestor of related languages that form a language family. *In historical linguistics, a synonymous term proposed language [redirected here] is a language for which no direct evidence exists,… … Wikipedia
Proto-Elamite — The Proto Elamite period is the time of ca. 3200 BC to 2700 BC when Susa, the later capital of the Elamites began to receive influence from the cultures of the Iranian plateau. In archaeological terms this corresponds to the late Banesh period.… … Wikipedia
