| Language name: | TULU |
| UPSID number: | 2906 |
| Alternate name(s): | |
| Classification: | Dravidian, South Dravidian |
| This language has | 37 segments |
| Its Frequency index is | 0.314196680 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
| The language has these sounds: | p tD t. k b dD d. g tS dZ x s S s. m n. nj N r lD l. vA j i uu u e o E 4 i: u: e: o: E: a: nD |
| Comment: | Stops occur aspirated in some words on some occasions. Bhat says this is perhaps due to influence from Sanskrit; some of the examples are clearly Indic loan words, which perhaps sometimes receive a "learned" pronunciation. |
| Source(s): | Bhat, D.N.S., 1967. Descriptive analysis of Tulu. (Buildig Centenary and Silver Jubilee Series, 15). Poona-Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute. |