Editing Dravidian languages (section)

==Distribution==
{{Pie chart
|caption=Speakers of Dravidian languages, by language
|label1=[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|value1=34.5
|label2=[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|value2=29.0
|label3=[[Kannada]]
|value3=15.4
|label4=[[Malayalam]]
|value4=14.4
|label5=[[Gondi language|Gondi]]
|value5=1.2
|label6=[[Brahui language|Brahui]]
|value6=0.9
|label7=[[Tulu language|Tulu]]
|value7=0.7
|label8=[[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]
|value8=0.8
|label9=[[Beary language|Beary]]
|value9=0.7
|label10=Others
|value10=2.3
}}
[[File:Road_sign_Kochi.jpeg|thumb|A pentalingual highway sign in Kochi written in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.]]

Dravidian languages are mostly located in the southern and central parts of south Asia with 2 main outliers, Brahui having speakers in Balochistan and as far north are Merv, Turkmenistan and Kurukh to the east in Jharkhand and as far northeast as Bhutan, Nepal and Assam. Historically Maharashtra, Gujarat and Sindh also had Dravidian speaking populations from the evidence of place names (like ''-v(a)li, -koṭ'' from Dravidian ''paḷḷi, kōṭṭai''), grammatical features in Marathi, Gujarati, and Sindhi and Dravidian like kinship systems in southern Indo–Aryan languages. Proto-Dravidian could have been spoken in a wider area, perhaps into Central India or the western Deccan which may have had other forms of early Dravidian/pre-Proto-Dravidian or other branches of Dravidian which are currently unknown.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~fsouth/from_ccat/Proto-DravidianAgriculture.pdf |access-date=11 March 2024 |title=Proto-Dravidian Agriculture |first=F. C. |last=Southworth |publisher=University of Pennsylvania}}</ref>

Since 1981, the [[Census of India]] has reported only languages with more than 10,000 speakers, including 17 Dravidian languages. In 1981, these accounted for approximately 24% of India's population.{{sfnp|Steever|2020|p=3}}<ref name="Ishtiaq 1999">{{cite book |last=Ishtiaq |first=M. |title=Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India: A Geographical Study |year=1999 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |location=Delhi |isbn=978-81-208-1617-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkIgsfb95rAC|access-date=7 September 2012|pages=26–27}}</ref>
In the [[2001 census of India|2001 census]], they included 214 million people, about 21% of India's total population of 1.02 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues −2001 |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.aspx |access-date=14 October 2017 |work=Census 2001 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India |archive-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206233628/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the largest Dravidian-speaking group outside India, Tamil speakers in Sri Lanka, number around 4.7 million. The total number of speakers of Dravidian languages is around 227 million people, around 13% of the population of the Indian subcontinent.

The largest group of the Dravidian languages is South Dravidian, with almost 150 million speakers. [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]] make up around 98% of the speakers, with 75 million, 44 million and 37 million native speakers, respectively.

The next-largest is the South-Central branch, which has 78 million native speakers, the vast majority of whom speak [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. The total number of speakers of Telugu, including those whose first language is not Telugu, is around 85 million people. This branch also includes the tribal language [[Gondi language|Gondi]] spoken in central India.

The second-smallest branch is the Northern branch, with around 6.3 million speakers. This is the only sub-group to have a language spoken in [[Pakistan]] – [[Brahui language|Brahui]].

The smallest branch is the Central branch, which has only around 200,000 speakers. These languages are mostly tribal, and spoken in central India.

Languages recognized as [[List of official languages of India|official languages of India]] appear here in '''boldface'''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ North Dravidian languages
!Language
!Number of speakers
!Location
|-
|[[Brahui language|Brahui]]
|2,430,000
|[[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] ([[Pakistan]]), [[Helmand]] ([[Afghanistan]]), [[Sistan and Baluchestan Province|Beluchistan]], [[Kerman]] ([[Iran]])
|-
|[[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]
|2,280,000
|[[Chhattisgarh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]] ([[India]])
|-
|[[Malto language|Malto]]
|234,000
|[[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]] ([[India]])
|-
|Kurambhag Paharia
|12,500
|[[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Central Dravidian languages
!Language
!Number of speakers
!Location
|-
|[[Kolami language|Kolami]]
|122,000
|[[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]]
|-
|[[Duruwa language|Duruwa]]
|51,000
|[[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Ollari language|Ollari]]
|15,000
|[[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Naiki language|Naiki]]
|10,000
|[[Maharashtra]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ South-Central Dravidian languages
!Language
!Number of speakers
!Location
|-
|'''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'''
|83,000,000
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]] and parts of [[Karnataka]] ([[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]] (27.07%), [[Kolar district|Kolar]] (22.67%), [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]] (13.99%), [[Bangalore Rural district|Bangalore Rural]] (12.84%), [[Ballari district|Bellary]] (9.68%), [[Raichur district|Raichur]] (8.11%), [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]] (5.39%), [[Yadgir district|Yadgir]] (5.20%));<ref>{{Cite web |title=India – Census of India 2011 – LANGUAGE ATLAS – INDIA |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42561 |access-date=2023-09-23 |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref>[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Gujarat]], [[Delhi]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. Outside India in [[Telugu Americans|United States]], [[Indian Australians|Australia]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[New Zealand]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Malaysian Telugu|Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Fiji]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]], [[Oman]], [[South Africa]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Oonk |first=Gijsbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkwsMTyShi8C&dq=telugu+diaspora&pg=PA92 |title=Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory |date=2007 |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |isbn=978-90-5356-035-8 |pages=92–116|access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013130853/https://books.google.com/books?id=BkwsMTyShi8C&dq=telugu+diaspora&pg=PA92 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite book |last1=Rajan |first1=S. Irudaya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jm21DwAAQBAJ&dq=telugu+people+gulf&pg=PA281 |title=India's Low-Skilled Migration to the Middle East: Policies, Politics and Challenges |last2=Saxena |first2=Prem |date=2019-10-10 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-13-9224-5|access-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013130925/https://books.google.com/books?id=jm21DwAAQBAJ&dq=telugu+people+gulf&pg=PA281 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gondi language|Gondi]]
|2,980,000 (claimed, possibly much greater)
|[[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Telangana]], [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Kui language (India)|Kui]]
|942,000
|[[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Koya language|Koya]]
|360,000
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|[[Madiya language|Madiya]]
|360,000
|[[Chhattisgarh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|[[Kuvi language|Kuvi]]
|155,000
|[[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Pengo language|Pengo]]
|350,000
|[[Odisha]]
|-
|[[Pardhan language|Pardhan]]
|135,000
|[[Telangana]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Chenchu language|Chenchu]]
|26,000
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]]
|-
|[[Konda language (Dravidian)|Konda]]
|20,000
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]]
|-
|[[Muria language|Muria]]
|15,000
|[[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]]
|-
|[[Manda language (India)|Manda]]
|4,040
|[[Odisha]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ South Dravidian languages
|-
! Language !! Number of speakers !! Location
|-
| '''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''' || 75,000,000
|[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] (including [[Karaikal]]), parts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] ([[Chittoor district|Chittoor]], [[Nellore district|Nellore]], [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]], [[Annamayya district|Annamayya]]), parts of [[Karnataka]] ([[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru]], [[Bengaluru Rural district|Bengaluru Rural]], [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]], [[Kolar district|Kolar]], [[Mysuru district|Mysuru]], [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]), parts of [[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district|Palakkad]], [[Idukki district|Idukki]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]), parts of [[Telangana]] ([[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]]), parts of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Mumbai City district|Mumbai]], [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]], [[Thane district|Thane]], [[Pune district|Pune]]), parts of [[Gujarat]] ([[Ahmedabad]], [[Vadodara]], [[Surat]]), [[Delhi]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Canada]], [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Bahrain]], [[China]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Réunion]] and [[Seychelles]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamilfunda.com/list-of-countries-where-tamil-is-an-official-language/|title=Countries where Tamil is official language தமிழ் நாடுகள்|date=1 February 2015|website=TᗩᗰIᒪᖴᑌᑎᗪᗩ|access-date=24 December 2018|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220119/https://tamilfunda.com/list-of-countries-where-tamil-is-an-official-language/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://murugan.org/research/sivasupramaniam.htm|title=History of the Tamil Diaspora|website=murugan.org|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-date=24 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124235635/http://murugan.org/research/sivasupramaniam.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=March 2018}}
|-
|'''[[Kannada]]'''|| 44,000,000
|[[Karnataka]], parts of [[Kerala]] ([[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]], [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]), parts of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]], [[Solapur district|Solapur]], [[Sangli district|Sangli]]), parts of [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Chennai district|Chennai]], [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]], [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]], [[Krishnagiri District|Krishnagiri]]), parts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] ([[Anantapur district|Anantapur]], [[Kurnool district|Kurnool]]), parts of [[Telangana]] ([[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]], [[Medak district|Medak]], [[Jogulamba Gadwal]], [[Narayanpet district|Narayanpet]], [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy]], [[Vikarabad district]]), parts of [[Gujarat]] ([[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Vadodara]]), [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Bahrain]], Netherlands
|-
| '''[[Malayalam]]''' || 37,000,000 ||[[Kerala]], [[Lakshadweep]], [[Mahe district]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], Parts of [[Karnataka]] ([[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi district|Udupi]], [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]), parts of [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Chennai district|Chennai]], [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]], [[Nilgiris District|Nilgiris]], and [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]), [[Maharashtra]] ([[Mumbai City district|Mumbai]], [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]], [[Thane district|Thane]], [[Pune district|Pune]]), [[Gujarat]] ([[Surat]], [[Ahmedabad]]), [[Delhi]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[United States]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Israel]], [[Ireland]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=E7010&PLanguage=0 | title=Irish Census 2016 | access-date=10 June 2021 | archive-date=5 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805083706/https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=E7010&PLanguage=0 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Germany]], [[Austria]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.viennamalayaleeassociation.com/ | title=Vienna Malayalee Association | access-date=10 June 2021 | archive-date=14 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614105941/http://viennamalayaleeassociation.com/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Finland]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rl.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 | title=Väestö 31.12. Muuttujina Maakunta, Kieli, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot | access-date=10 June 2021 | archive-date=7 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407133215/https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rl.px/?rxid=726cd24d-d0f1-416a-8eec-7ce9b82fd5a4 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Japan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nihonkairali.com/display.aspx?v=s&id=130&hs=1|title=Welcome to Nionkairali.com – Indian Malayalees in Japan- Japan malayalees, Malayali, Keralite, Tokyo|website=nihonkairali.com|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231451/http://nihonkairali.com/display.aspx?v=s&id=130&hs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-where-malayalees-once-held-sway-4610|title=Where Malayalees once held sway|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=5 October 2005|access-date=11 August 2015|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202131437/https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-where-malayalees-once-held-sway-4610|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tulu language|Tulu]] || 1,850,000 ||[[Karnataka]] ([[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi district|Udupi]] districts) and [[Kerala]] ([[Kasaragod district]]), Across [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]], especially in cities like [[Mumbai]], [[Thane]], [[Surat]], etc. and [[Gulf Countries]] ([[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=63861|title=Dr Veerendra Heggade in Dubai to Unite Tuluvas for Tulu Sammelan|access-date=2017-11-12|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191142/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=63861&|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Beary language|Beary]] || 1,500,000 || [[Karnataka]] ([[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi district|Udupi]] districts) and [[Kerala]] ([[Kasaragod district]]) and [[Gulf Countries]] ([[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]])
|-
|[[Pattapu language|Pattapu]]
|200,000+
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| [[Irula language|Irula]] || 200,000 || [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Nilgiris district]]), [[Karnataka]] ([[Mysore district]])
|-
| [[Kurumba language|Kurumba]] || 180,000 || [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Nilgiris district]])
|-
| [[Badaga language|Badaga]]|| 133,000 ||[[Karnataka]] ([[Mysore district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Nilgiris district]]) 
|-
| [[Kodava language|Kodava]]|| 114,000 ||[[Karnataka]] ([[Kodagu district]])
|-
|[[Jeseri]]
|65,000
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|-
|[[Yerukala language|Yerukala]]
|58,000
|[[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]]
|-
|[[Betta Kurumba language|Betta Kurumba]]
|32,000
|[[Karnataka]] ([[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Kodagu district]], [[Mysore district]]), [[Kerala]] ([[Wayanad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris District]])
|-
|[[Kurichiya language|Kurichiya]]
|29,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Kannur district]], [[Kozhikode district]], [[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Ravula language|Ravula]]
|27,000
|[[Karnataka]] ([[Kodagu district]]), [[Kerala]] ([[Kannur district]], [[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Mullu Kurumba language|Mullu Kurumba]]
|26,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Wayanad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[The Nilgiris District]])
|-
|[[Sholaga language|Sholaga]]
|24,000
|[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] ([[Mysore district]])
|-
|[[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]]
|26,000
|[[Madhya Pradesh]] ([[Betul district]]), [[Maharashtra]] ([[Amravati district]])
|-
|[[Paniya language|Paniya]]
|22,000
|[[Karnataka]] ([[Kodagu district]]), [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| [[Kanikkaran language|Kanikkaran]] || 19,000 || [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Kanyakumari district]], [[Tirunelveli district]])
|-
|[[Malankuravan language|Malankuravan]]
|18,600
|[[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Kanyakumari district]]), [[Kerala]] ([[Kollam district]], [[Kottayam district]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district]])
|-
|[[Muthuvan language|Muthuvan]]
|16,800
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]], [[Madurai district]])
|-
| [[Koraga language|Koraga]] || 14,000 || [[Karnataka]] ([[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi district|Udupi]] districts) and [[Kerala]] ([[Kasaragod district]])
|-
|[[Kumbaran language|Kumbaran]]
|10,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Kozhikode district]], [[Malappuram district]], [[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Paliyan language|Paliyan]]
|9,500
|[[Kerala]] ([[Idukki district]], [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kottayam district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[Malasar language|Malasar]]
|7,800
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]])
|-
|[[Malapandaram language|Malapandaram]]
|5,900
|[[Kerala]] ([[Kollam district]], [[Pathanamthitta district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]], [[Madurai district]], [[Viluppuram district]])
|-
|[[Eravallan language|Eravallan]]
|5,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]])
|-
|[[Wayanad Chetti language|Wayanad Chetti]]
|5,000
|[[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] ([[Wayanad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]], [[The Nilgiris District]], [[Erode district]])
|-
|[[Muduga language|Muduga]]
|3,400
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]], [[The Nilgiris District]])
|-
|[[Thachanadan language|Thachanadan]]
|3,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Malappuram district]], [[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Kadar language|Kadar]]
|2,960
|[[Kerala]] ([[Thrissur district]], [[Palakkad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]])
|-
|[[Kudiya language|Kudiya]] || 2,800 || [[Karnataka]] ([[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi district|Udupi]], [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]] districts) and [[Kerala]] ([[Kasaragod district]], [[Kannur district]])
|-
| [[Toda language|Toda]] || 1,560 || [[Karnataka]] ([[Mysore district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Nilgiris district]])
|-
|[[Attapady Kurumba language|Attapady Kurumba]]
|1,370
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]])
|-
|[[Kunduvadi language|Kunduvadi]]
|1,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Kozhikode district]], [[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Mala Malasar language|Mala Malasar]]
|1,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]]), [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[Coimbatore district]])
|-
|[[Pathiya language|Pathiya]]
|1,000
|[[Kerala]] ([[Wayanad district]])
|-
| [[Kota language (India)|Kota]] || 930 || [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[The Nilgiris District|Nilgiris district]])
|-
|[[Kalanadi language|Kalanadi]]
|750
|[[Kerala]] ([[Wayanad district]])
|-
|[[Holiya language|Holiya]]
|500
|[[Madhya Pradesh]] ([[Balaghat district]], [[Seoni district]]), [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[Allar language|Allar]]
|350
|[[Kerala]] ([[Palakkad district]], [[Malappuram district]])
|-
|[[Aranadan language|Aranadan]]
|200
|[[Kerala]] ([[Malappuram district]])
|-
|[[Vishavan language|Vishavan]]
|150
|[[Kerala]] ([[Ernakulam district]], [[Kottayam district]], [[Thrissur district]])
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Unclassified Dravidian languages
!Language
!Number of speakers
!Location
|-
|[[Khirwar language|Khirwar]]
|26,000
|[[Chhattisgarh]] ([[Surguja district]])
|-
|[[Kumbaran language|Kumbaran]]
|10,000
|
|-
|[[Cholanaikkan language|Cholanaikkan]]
|290 
|[[Kerala]] ([[Malappuram district]])
|-
|[[Kakkala language|Kakkala]]
|
|[[Kerala]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Extinct Dravidian languages
!Language
!Branch
!Location
|-
|[[Malaryan language|Malaryan]]
|[[Malayalamoid]]
| [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[Nagarchal language|Nagarchal]]
|[[Gondic]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]] (Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Mandla and Seoni districts)
|-
|[[Ullatan language|Ullatan]]
|[[Malayalamoid]]
|[[Kerala]]
|}