Language:  Tulu

Approximate Global Speakers

1,870,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

13

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(13 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Chaliyan India 6,900
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 182,000
Galada Konkani India 900
Gatti India 7,700
Hanabar India 91,000
 Hasalaru India 30,000
Koracha, tribal India 21,000
Maila India 3,100
Malaikudi India 11,000
Malava India 24,000
Marata India 104,000
Nalkadaya India 3,400
Sudri India 1,400
  Totals:  13     12
SECONDARY Language
(154 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Dravida India 8,753,000
Adi Dravida Christian India 667,000
 Adi Karnataka India 3,472,000
Adi Karnataka Christian India 208,000
 Adiyan India 19,000
Ajila India 4,000
 Alambadi Kurichchan India 52,000
 Ambalavasi India 185,000
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) India 190,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
Arayan India 243,000
 Baira India 8,800
Bakad India 7,200
Bakuda India 15,000
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,803,000
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,700
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
 Bania Chetti India 849,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Banijiga India 897,000
 Basor India 1,101,000
Bathada India 3,600
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,437,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 39,000
 Bhandari India 773,000
Bharathar (Christian traditions) India 46,000
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) India 14,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
 Boya India 4,519,000
 Brahmin Christian India 5,100
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 337,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
Brahmin Havik India 30,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
Byari (Beary) India 542,000
 Chalvadi India 254,000
Chaptegar India 8,000
Charodi India 5,600
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
Cherumar Christian India 535,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
Devadiga Kalavant India 8,500
 Devanga India 582,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
Dom (Dombara) India 87,000
 Gandla India 86,000
 Gangakula India 1,844,000
 Goanese India 699,000
Godda India 3,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gowdulu India 11,000
Halsar India 13,000
 Halwakki Wakkal India 164,000
Harkantra India 24,000
Hasla India 1,500
 Holar India 195,000
 Holaya India 967,000
Idayan India 81,000
 Ilavan India 6,754,000
Ilavan Christian India 139,000
 Irular India 233,000
Iruliga India 16,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
Kadu Kuruba India 28,000
 Kaikadi India 402,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalal Idiga India 2,093,000
Kavara India 92,000
Kavuthiyan India 35,000
 Kokna India 1,292,000
 Koli Dhor India 492,000
 Konda Kapu India 25,000
 Korama unspecified India 139,000
 Kori India 3,087,000
 Kota India 800
Kudiya India 3,700
 Kudumi India 337,000
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
Kunchatiga India 452,000
 Kuruba India 4,896,000
 Lingayat India 4,092,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Mahratta Kunbi India 9,087,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 31,574,000
 Malabar Catholic India 3,195,000
Malayekandi India 2,100
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
 Mannan, caste India 332,000
 Mappila India 10,436,000
 Mech India 65,000
Meda India 51,000
Mizo Lushai India 676,000
Moger Moyon India 16,000
 Moger unspecified India 131,000
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) India 189,000
Mukri India 17,000
Mundala India 34,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,452,000
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,390,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Naikda India 4,299,000
 Nair India 7,779,000
Nalakeyava India 7,500
Pale India 11,000
Palleyan India 2,300
Pambada India 4,500
 Pan India 1,622,000
 Paniyan India 119,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 901,000
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,490,000
Paravan (Christian traditions) India 45,000
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) India 104,000
Pulayan Thanda India 150,000
 Pulayan unspecified India 1,109,000
Rajpur India 60,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Sali India 1,227,000
 Samagara India 107,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 89,000
Silpi India 237,000
Soligaru India 40,000
 Somvanshi India 593,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
 Syrian Christian India 4,440,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Teli (Muslim traditions) India 2,026,000
 Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) India 44,000
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions) India 1,400
 Toda India 2,600
 Urali India 85,000
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 4,197,000
 Vakkaliga unspecified India 6,713,000
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) India 103,000
 Vanniyan India 13,734,000
Velakkithalanayan India 421,000
Veluthadanayar India 239,000
Vettuvan India 137,000
 Viswakarma Asari India 782,000
Viswakarma Kallasari India 64,000
 Viswakarma Kollan India 225,000
Viswakarma Thattan India 233,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
Yerava India 37,000
  Totals:  154     137

Language Alternate Names
Bantwal
Belthangadi
Brahmin Tulu
Common Tulu
Kasaragod
Kerala
Mangalore
Manjeswara
Northeast Tulu (Belthangadi)
Northwest Tulu (Mangalore)
Puttur
South Central Tulu (Bantwal)
Southeast Tulu (Sullia Subrahmanya)
Southwest Tulu (Kasaragod)
Sullia Subrahmanya
Tal
Tallu
Thalu
Thulu
Tilu
Tullu
Tuluva Bhasa
Udipi

Dialects
Bellari
Brahmin Tulu
Common Tulu
Kasergod
Myacherver
Northeast Tulu
Northwest Tulu
South Central Tulu
Southeast Tulu
Southwest Tulu

Dialect Alternate Names
Tulu: Kasergod