I suggest that the Tulu language has evolved in three stages. This universal inheritance is likewise shared by other Dravidian languages.
Stage I: ca.4000-2000 BC – Proto Tulu
Ethiopia is where Proto-Tulu first appeared. There were numerous terms in it that were derived from African and Sumerian languages. Some of these words are still used today. The region is also where other Proto-Dravidian languages were developed.
With the development of the Sahara desert, northern Africa experienced significant desertification around 2000 BC. Numerous human groups were compelled to relocate from Africa to greener regions with more basic facilities as a result of the unfavourable environmental conditions. The Tulu and other Proto-Dravidian tribes moved from Africa.
Stage II: ca.2000-500 BC – Early Tulu
The Pirak region of Central Asia, which is now a part of Pakistan, was colonised by emigrating Tulu tribes and proto-Dravidians. Early Prakrit was the native tongue of the Pirak area. Interactions took place with Indo-Aryans from Eastern Iran. The oral composition of the Vedas was carried out by a group of Indo-Aryan sages. In this region, early Tulu and Dravidian tribes learned how to grow rice. These Tulu/Dravidian tribes were once more lured to migrate to India by unfavourable environmental conditions in search of greener pastures.
Stage III: ca.500-300 BC – Tulu
Early Dravidian and Tulu tribes moved into India. They journeyed, made temporary settlements in various parts of northwest India, interacted with the regional language groups, and then moved on to the west coast of India. The verbal exchange between Dravidian and Marathi was influenced by interactions between Dravidian and Marathi tribes. Early Prakrit has evolved into the Marathi language.
Tulu tribes made their home in the Karavali region, also known as Tulunadu. Early Kannada tribes made their homes in the Karnataka plains. (It’s possible that the names Kannada and Karnataka developed later.) The first Malayalees arrived in Malabar after travelling further south. Tamils continued to move and eventually established in Early-Madhurai, a location along India’s southern coast. The sea’s incursion ruined the Early-Madhurai, and Tamils were forced to relocate to inland townships once more given the name Madhurai.
At that time, southern India was dominated by the Munda group of languages and cultures. The Munda tribes were skilled farmers. Wheat, barley, jowar, ragi, cow pea (kadale), black gramme (urd), green gramme (padengi), horse gramme (kudu), togari, and other crops were among the many varieties they were growing. As a result of interactions between the arriving tribes and the Munda tribes, the Munda language and culture were assimilated into Tulu and other Dravidian languages and cultures. Groups from the Dravidian region introduced techniques for growing rice that they had used in prior settlements.
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