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 parties — Articles related to Dravidian politics Varied topics Dravidian movement Periyar … 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 — The adjective Dravidian defines a family of Indian languages that differs from the other families, mainly the Indo Aryan, Munda, and Tibeto Bur man. In the 19th and 20th centuries people speak ing these languages in South India began to see… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Dravidian — [drə vɪdɪən] noun 1》 a family of languages spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, including Tamil and Kannada. 2》 a member of any of the peoples speaking a Dravidian language. adjective relating to or denoting Dravidian or its speakers. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
Dravidian — or Dravida may refer to: Contents 1 Language and culture 2 Geography 3 Ethnicity … Wikipedia
Dravidian — [drə vid′ē ən] n. [after Sans Drāviḍa, Tamil language] 1. a) any of a group of intermixed peoples chiefly in S India and N Sri Lanka b) a member of any of these peoples 2. the family of about 25 non Indo European languages spoken by these peoples … English World dictionary
Rise of Dravidian parties to power in Tamil Nadu — Dravidian parties rose to power and prominence in the political stage of Tamil Nadu, a state in India, in the 1960s. The rise in power and polical support was gradual until Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a Dravidian party, formed the government in… … Wikipedia
Malayalam language — Dravidian language spoken by more than 36 million people mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. Malayalam is closely related to Tamil, from which it is estimated to have separated about the 10th century AD. The earliest literary composition in the … Universalium
