What is your favorite Dravidian language?

[Sohan]

Since I recently have acquired an appreciation for Carnatic music of Southern India (really, I do!), I find the Telugu language to be one of my favorites. I enjoy learning and speaking Italian, and Telugu is somewhat similar, with many of the words ending in vowel sounds. The language itself has origins that go back nearly 4000 years, and it has a flowing and beautiful tone that is perfect for music.

I have two kids in my kids karate class from Andhra Pradesh that speak this language, so I get some exposure to and have some familiarity with it. I can't say the same for the other 72 or so Dravidian languages (!!)

With respect,

Sohan

[bushido_man96]

That is kind of cool, Sohan. When I was in high school and college, I took a lot of Spanish classes, and got decent at it, but it has gone by the way side as I have not practiced it lately.

What is the defenition of a Dravidian language, exactly?

[Sohan]

That is kind of cool, Sohan. When I was in high school and college, I took a lot of Spanish classes, and got decent at it, but it has gone by the way side as I have not practiced it lately.

What is the defenition of a Dravidian language, exactly?

Dravidian languages are a family of about 70-something languages mostly spoken in Southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as other parts of South Asia. More than 200 million people speak Dravidian languages.

Wikipedia has a pretty good entry on them if you are interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravidian_languages

With respect,

Sohan

[bushido_man96]

That's cool, Sohan. Thanks!