Dravidian languages are part of the Austroasiatic language family, which includes languages spoken in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.

There are approximately 70 Dravidian languages spoken today, with the majority of them spoken in South India.

Tamil is the Dravidian language with the largest number of speakers, with over 70 million speakers worldwide.

The Indus Valley Script, dating back to around 2500 BCE, is the earliest known Dravidian inscription.

Tamil is considered to be the most conservative Dravidian language, as it has retained many features of Proto-Dravidian, the ancestral language of all Dravidian languages.

The term 'Northern Dravidian' is used to refer to the Dravidian languages spoken in North India, such as Brahui and Kurukh.

Dhivehi is the Dravidian language spoken in the Maldives.

The term 'Central Dravidian' is used to refer to the Dravidian languages spoken in Central India, such as Gondi and Kui.

Sinhala is the Dravidian language spoken in Sri Lanka.

The term 'Eastern Dravidian' is used to refer to the Dravidian languages spoken in Eastern India, such as Telugu and Kannada.

Telugu is the Dravidian language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

The term 'Southern Dravidian' is used to refer to the Dravidian languages spoken in Southern India, such as Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.

Kannada is the Dravidian language spoken in the state of Karnataka in India.

The term 'Western Dravidian' is used to refer to the Dravidian languages spoken in Western India, such as Tulu and Kodava.

Malayalam is the Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala in India.