Bellari language
| Bellari | |
|---|---|
| Belari | |
| ಬೆಳ್ಳಾರಿ ബെല്ലാരി | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Karnataka & Kerala |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2007) |
Dravidian
| |
| Kannada script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | brw |
| Glottolog | bell1261 |
| ELP | Bellari |
Bellari is classified as Critically Endangered according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Bellari is a Dravidian variety of India spoken by about 1,000 Bellara, a Scheduled Caste of Karnataka and Kerala. It is reportedly close to Tulu and Koraga (especially the former), but it is not known if it is a separate language or a dialect of Tulu. A community of fifty families of basket-weavers lives in Kundapura Taluk in coastal Karnataka.