Kasaragod Tulu
Kasaragod Tulu is the variety of Tulu spoken in northern Kasaragod, state of Kerala, India. This is the Southwest geographical dialect of Tulu.[1] The Tulu spoken in this region differs some from the Tulu spoken in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District of Karnataka. Tuluvas in Kasaragod town can speak fluently in Malayalam and Kannada. Like Beary, Muslims in Kasaragod, Tuluvas in Kasaragod town have retained their own unique dialect of Malayalam. This is an admix of Malayalam with Tulu and Kannada influences. According to the Puranas, Tulu Nadu is a part of Kerala or Parasurama Kshetram, i.e., "The Land of Parasurama", as the land was reclaimed from sea by Parasurama, an incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu.[2]
In November 2008, the Kerala government has proposed to set up a Tulu academy at Manjeshwaram in the Kasaragod district.[3][4]
Similarities
The Malayalam/Tamil language and the Tulu language are closely related, although Tulu Nadu is traditionally and culturally similar to Kerala; probably influenced by the political alignment of the Karnataka under the Kannada kings. Even the food, festivals, dress, customs, rituals and lifestyle of Tuluvas and Keralites are similar. For example, Tulu and Kerala regions practiced a matrilineal system of inheritance although very few communities have remained matrilineal. There are shared rituals: Bhuta Kola for Tuluvas and Theyyam for Malayalees. Nairs and Bunts belong to the same caste. Bunts and Nadavas (and other Tuluva people) Nairs follow their own form of inheritance called Marumakkathayam, which is “Aliya Santana”. Bunts have “Nayaranna bari” (bari = matriarchal lineage). There are many Tulu and Malayalam words with the same meaning in both the languages.
Some of the examples of similarities that are seen in Kasaragod Tulu (general Tulu) and Malayalam are:
- Bolpu in Tulu means morning, the same as Vellupu in Malayalam meaning morning as well.
- Ponnu in Tulu meand girl, the same as Pennu in Tamil/Malayalam means girl.
- Chaavadi in Tulu and Tamil / Malayalam means : Lodging house.
- Paruthy in Tulu and Tamil/Malayalam means : Cotton.
- Oruthy in Tulu and Tamil/Malayalam means : Single girl.
- Kettu in Tulu and Tamil/Malayalam means : Tie.
- Poo in Tulu and Tamil/Malayalam means : Flower.
- Pacha in Tulu and Tamil/Malayalam means : Green.
- Tavid in Tulu and Malayalam means : Brown.
- Ari in Tulu and Malayalam means : Rice
- Puchha in Tulu means : cat, similar to Poocha in Malayalam means : cat
- Aal in Tulu is Aval in Tamil/Malayalam means : She.
See also
- Tulu
- History of Tulu Nadu
References
- ↑ "Tulu Information-1". Southwest dialect stated
- ↑ P. Shungoonni Menon (1998). History of Travancore. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0169-7.
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