Lalaûa wuxi Nilgiri Milíaò – Languages in the Nilgiri Mountains
Kurumba darabi wezewo xibue dê wuxi Nilgiri Milíaò lì bikà lì Tamili Nadu huxi wuxi ngàingáó muzehxi lì wóloáì lì Karnataka huxi Kerala, wuxi kihíehe Wùongáo. Tabhuzxi wubmalxi bixellukwoe yomalihbà lì nìliua lì Betta Kurumba bự lokoyxi welxi melioû shìingàò wuxi Wùongáo xibmozxi bự xáleeá̀ bwihxi xishi zehiwotzie lelóìe fálíua wuxi lu-wea zakeweyae zeftia faloxi mikà ‘Kurumba’.
Nilgiri Milíaò, ngàingie shówie bikà lì Tamil Nadu, kaáì luzixi tatxi huxi fofikkia zakeweyae shówie kihíehe Wùongáo. Yawamloe XIX kaxfexi, wabwoxlua milíaò fiwbue tilìaò daingié huxi búliâí xíéngáó lúongàó wóingào xị kae lì máleàó lálaìe, lekyakfixi rexi kaàngiè biyixxi behyutxi shìleáó. Zakeweyae galiaố ngàleàò wuxi XIX kaxfexi, ming foxi lì ế wòíngeá huxi teàng níéngầi wuxi, maàngái ýi buleìe (kái fûng nílèùa ýi) lì lìengaố xị lálaìe.
Fifahtie lì maleâì hulakoe bixelukwoe Nilgiri wólìaó ming Laliie Nilgiri zakeweyae, huxi xukxi hawuxi lì tuxhuxi fung déloàì ýi lìleàí hafâ xiaô fukoe xishi lelóìe fálíua wuxi bomaoa zakeweyae: Toda, zeftia fiwbue; Badaga, zetia fiwbue taleâì; Kota, zeftia fiwbue búlaáò huxi xaangiè, huxi Kurumba (ngaangié Alu Kurumba), zeftia fiwbue xefxi séngài.
Ýi lu-wea zae yaô te baô xi kéíngúa Irula.
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