Alu Kurumba, also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribal people.^{[ citation needed]} It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

See also

• Betta Kurumba language
• Jennu Kurumba language
• Dravidian languages
• List of languages by number of native speakers in India
• Languages of South Asia

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