Is Brahui really a Dravidian language?

Brahui is a Dravidian language spoken by close to 2 million mostly in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Besides Pakistani, small groups of Brahui speakers are also found in Irani Balochistan, Afghanistan and in and around the Marw oasis in Turkmenistan.

Why is Brahui considered Dravidian?

Pagani, et al., conclude that this shows that the Brahui, although speaking a Dravidian language, had their Dravidian genetic component completely replaced by Indo-Iranian speakers, suggesting that the Brahui are descendants of a previous relict population whose genomes were replaced when more recent Indo-Iranian …

Which is the latest Dravidian language?

Several new languages were added to the Dravidian family in the 20th century, including Kota, Kolami, Parji, Pengo, Ollari, Konda/Kubi, Kondekor Gadaba, Irula, and Toda. Progress was also made in describing nonliterary languages, notably Brahui, Kurukh, Malto, Kui, Kuvi, Gondi (various dialects), Kodagu, and Tulu.

Is Brahui a Dravidian language or a Kannada?

Brahui is classified as a Northern Dravidian’ language. Its lexicon is of mixed origin, it contains only 15\% Dravidian words. Although Brahui has been influenced massively by Balochi, it retains enough basic lexicon and morphology to identify it as Dravidian.

What is the origin of the Brahui language?

Brahui ( / brəˈhuːi /; Brahui: براهوئی ‎) is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Brahui people in the central part of Balochistan Province, in Pakistan and in scattered parts of Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan and by expatriate Brahui communities in Iraq, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

Which is the only Dravidian language not written in a Brahmi-based script?

Brahui is the only Dravidian language which is not known to have been written in a Brahmi-based script; instead, it has been written in the Arabic script since the second half of the 20th century.

Was Proto-Dravidian spoken in the Indus Valley?

Mukhopadhyay emphasised on the fact that proto-Dravidian was perhaps one among several languages being spoken in the Indus Valley region.