Annotated texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in South and Southwest Asian languages ; Volume 10
• Author: Gail Coelho
• TeilnehmendeR: Coelho, Gail,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 652 pages).

Beṭṭa Kurumba is a Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri and Waynad Hills of India. Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba presents folktales and dialogues in this language, together with a grammatical sketch and a glossary. These interlinearised texts provide rich data for linguistic analysis, as well as some of the earliest published cultural information about a highly understudied ethnic group. The cultural information is presented, for the most part, by the Beṭṭa Kurumbas themselves, who speak in their own native language about aspects of their lifestyle, spiritual beliefs, and social organization into clans.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Symbols and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Folktales -- Prelude to the Folktales -- The Turban Maker -- The Fish Prince -- The Offended Daughter -- The Prince Who Subdivided Himself -- Dialogues -- Prelude to the Dialogues -- Aspects of Community Life -- Legends about Deities -- Legends about Ancestors -- Back Matter -- Glossary -- References -- Index.