Dravidian people
South Asian ethnolinguistic group
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Summary
Dravidian people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,286 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Hinduism[3], Islam[4], Christianity[5], Buddhism[6], Jainism[7]
- Ancestral home: South India[8]
- Subclass of: South Asians[9]
- Commons category: Dravidian peoples[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dravidian peoples[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Dravidian[17]
- Studied by: Dravidian studies[18]
- Language used: Dravidian[19]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25689513[20]
Why It Matters
Dravidian people has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]