Pathiya | |
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Native to | India |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2004) [1] |
Dravidian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pty |
Glottolog | path1235 |
Pathiya is a Southern Dravidian language of India. It is close to Kalanadi.
The Dravidian languages are a family of languages spoken by 220 and 250 million people, mainly in southern India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan. Dravidian is first attested in the 2nd century BCE, as inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi script on cave walls in the Madurai and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu.
Kalanadi is a Southern Dravidian language of India. It is most similar to Pathiya with which it shares 88% lexical similarity.
Kunduvadi is a Southern Dravidian language of India. It is structurally similar to Malayalam, but is closer to Pathiya.