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Tulu

noun
Tu·lu | \ˈtü(ˌ)lü\
plural Tulu or Tulus

Definition of Tulu 

1 : one of a Dravidian people in India on the coast near Mangalore

2 : a Dravidian language of the west coast of Mysore in southern India

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