Alternate Names: Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Dialects: Brahmin Tulu, Common Tulu, Northeast Tulu (Belthangadi, Kerala), Northwest Tulu (Mangalore, Udipi), South Central Tulu (Bantwal, Puttur), Southeast Tulu (Sullia Subrahmanya), Southwest Tulu (Kasaragod, Manjeswara).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,720,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Also use English [eng], Hindi [hin], Kannada [kan], Marathi [mar]. Used as L2 by Korra Koraga [kfd], Kudiya [kfg].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80%–83% in Dakshina Kannada [kan] for Udupi districts. Magazines. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1847–2000.
Writing System: Kannada, Tulu
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu, traditional religion.