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<p>Languages of India are divided into four main families i.e. IndoAryan Dravidian SinoTibetan AustroAsiatic. Dravidian is spoken in all four states of south India in northern Sri Lanka some parts of Eastern India and the Southwestern part of Pakistan. Languages except Konkani and Urdu such as Tamil Telugu Tulu Malayalam and Kannada are spoken in Southern India. This study is part of a comparative study of Dravidian languages concerning their language grammar and linguistic aspects. It contains a comprehensive description of each major and minor Dravidian language. It also studies its grammar rules and numerical system and draws its comparisons with North Indian languages including Sanskrit IndoEuropean languages and Semitic languages. In the domain of Dravidian linguistics this book remains a respected work today. About the Author Robert Caldwell (18141891) was a missionary associated with the London Missionary Society. He was the part of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Mission. He studied at Balliol College Oxford and the University of Glasgow specializing in theology and philology. He authored books like Christianity and Hinduism: A Lecture Addressed to Educated Hindus A Political and General History of the District of Tinnevelly The Tinnevelly Shanars: A Sketch of their Religion and their Moral Condition and Characteristics The Prince of Wales in Tinnevelly and From Delahay Street to Edeyengoody etc.</p>
