Dravidian Peoples
The indigenous language family of southern India and parts of wider South Asia, predating Indo-Aryan arrival.
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Other Dravidian groups24 groups
Aranadan
Forested hills around Nilambur in Malappuram district, northern Kerala, India, near the foot of the Nilgiris
Badagas
The Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, southern India, chiefly the Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri uplands.
Bearys
Coastal Karnataka, chiefly Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts around Mangaluru, extending into Kasaragod district of Kerala, India; large migrant workforce in the Gulf states
Chenchu
The Nallamala Hills and surrounding forest of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India, with smaller numbers in Karnataka and Odisha.
Irulas
Northern Tamil Nadu, the Nilgiri Hills, and Attappady in Palakkad district, Kerala, with smaller populations in adjoining Karnataka, India
Jenu Kuruba
Forests of southern Karnataka, India, around Nagarhole and Bandipur in Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts; related communities in Wayanad (Kerala) and the Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)
Kadar
Anamalai hills and nearby Western Ghats forests of India: Parambikulam, Sholayar, Nelliampathy and Vazhachal in Kerala's Thrissur and Palakkad districts, and the Valparai area of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
Kanikkaran
Southern Western Ghats around Agasthyamalai: Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts of Kerala, and Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu, India
Koraga
Coastal Karnataka (Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts) and Kasaragod district of Kerala, India
Koya
Forested Godavari River valley and nearby hills in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, extending into southern Chhattisgarh and Malkangiri district, Odisha, India
Malto
Rajmahal Hills of northeastern Jharkhand, India, chiefly Sahebganj, Godda and Pakur districts, with smaller communities in neighboring Bihar and West Bengal.
Muria
The Bastar region of southern Chhattisgarh, India, chiefly Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar and Dantewada districts, with displaced populations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Paliyan
Southern Western Ghats of South India, mainly the forests and foothills of Tamil Nadu (Palani Hills, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai and Virudhunagar districts), with smaller communities in Kerala
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