Proto-South Dravidian language
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Proto-South Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the southern Dravidian languages native to southern India.[2][3] Its descendants include Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, Badaga, Kodava, Irula, Kota and Toda. South Dravidian is sometimes referred to as South Dravidian I by linguists.[4]
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Proto-South Dravidian | |
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Proto-South Dravidian I | |
Reconstruction of | South Dravidian languages |
Region | Primarily South India, possibly also areas of North India during Bronze Age. |
Era | ca. 2nd-1st m. BCE[1] |
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