00825nam a2200157Ia 4500003000400000005001700004008004000021040000700061041001200068082001600080100003000096245004000126260005900166300001200225520043000237OSt20250806112626.0210210b1994   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cAL  aEnglish  aT494.7 KEKC  aKEKUNNAYA (K Padmanabha).  aComparative study of tulu dialects.  aUdupibRashtrakavi Govind Pai Samshodhana Kendrac1994  axii,200  aThe Tuluva socicty has always given more importance to the oralthan the written tradition. The language spoken by this socicty occupies a prominent position among the Dravidian languages because of its distinct traditions in the field of culture, beleif system, religious observance, art and folk literature. More than a hundred years ago the famous linguist R. Caldwell stressed the need for a serious study of this language