Bellari language

Bellari (IPA: [beɭːaːri]) was a Dravidian language of India spoken by the Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka and Kerala, it went extinct with the death of Sidda Belare.^[5][6] It was reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga (especially the former),^[3] but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu.^[7] A community of fifty families of basket-weavers lives in Kundapura Taluk in coastal Karnataka.^[8]

NativetoIndia

RegionKarnataka & Kerala

Extinct2023 (with the death of Sidda Belare)^[1][2][3]

Language family

Dravidian

• South Dravidian
  • South Dravidian I
    • Southwestern Dravidian
      • Bellari

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Bellari
Belari
ಬೆಳ್ಳಾರಿ ബെല്ലാരി
Native to	India
Region	Karnataka & Kerala
Extinct	2023 (with the death of Sidda Belare)[1][2][3]
Language family	Dravidian South Dravidian South Dravidian I Southwestern Dravidian Bellari
Writing system	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[4]

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