Bellari (IPA: [beɭːaːri]) was a Dravidian language of India spoken by the Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka and Kerala. It is reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga (especially the former),[2] but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.[4] A community of fifty families of basket-weavers lives in Kundapura Taluk in coastal Karnataka.[5]
| Bellari | |
|---|---|
| Belari | |
| ಬೆಳ್ಳಾರಿ ബെല്ലാരി | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Karnataka & Kerala |
| Extinct | 2023[1][2] |
Dravidian
| |
| Kannada script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | brw |
| Glottolog | bell1261 |
| ELP | Bellari |
 Bellari is classified as Critically Endangered according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3] | |
References
edit- ↑ https://thefederal.com/category/the-eighth-column/belare-language-dies-wirh-sidda-belare-why-languages-never-die-alone-98622
- 1 2 Bellari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 31.
- ↑ Sanford Steever, 1998, The Dravidian Languages
- ↑ Govt. owned website. "Karnatakada Budakattu Bhashegalu". Bangalore: Classical Kannada.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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