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Dravidian peoples

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The Dravidian peoples, Dravidian-speakers or Dravidians, are a collection of ethnolinguistic groups native to South Asia who speak Dravidian languages. There are around 250 million native speakers of Dravidian languages. Dravidian speakers form the majority of the population of South India and are natively found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Dravidian peoples are also present in Singapore, Mauritius, Malaysia, France, South Africa, Myanmar, East Africa, the Caribbean, and the United Arab Emirates through recent migration.

Dravidian peoples - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia South Asian ethnolinguistic group For other uses, see Dravidian (disambiguation) . Ethnic group Dravidian people Distribution of the Dravidian languages Total population approx. 250 million Languages Dravidian languages Religion Predominantly Hinduism , Dravidian folk religion and others: Jainism , Buddhism , Islam , Christianity , Judaism Part of a series on Dravidian culture and history Origin Indus Valley Civilisation Keezhadi excavation site History History of South India Ancient history of Sri Lanka Dravid

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