| Title | ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಬಾಸೆBeary (ಬ್ಯಾರಿ)Byāri Beary |
|---|---|
| Description | Beary (also known as Beary Bashe or Byari) is a distinct Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Beary Muslim community in the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka, and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Historically considered a dialect of Malayalam, modern linguistics classifies it as a separate language due to its unique phonological shifts—most notably the systematic replacement of /v/ with /b/ (a Tulu/Kannada influence)—and its heavy lexical borrowing from Arabic, Persian, and Tulu. It shares roughly 60-70% lexical similarity with Malayalam but follows a syntax influenced by the South Canara linguistic environment. While it was historically written in the Arabic-Malayalam script (Byari-Arabic), it is now predominantly written using the Kannada script. The language is a crucial marker of the unique Beary cultural identity, which blends Islamic traditions with the heritage of the Tulu Nadu region. The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, established in 2007, works to preserve its linguistic and maritime historical legacy. |
| Alternate Names & Variants | Native Names: ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಬಾಸೆ Indic Names: ब्यारि English Names: Beary Beary Bashe Byari Alternate Names: Mappila Malayalam Byari Bhashe South Canara Muslim Language |
| Language ID | INHF-LNG-0293847561-00:30:15:08:01:26-BERY |
| URI | |
| API URL | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/languages/beary |
| Language Family | Dravidian(South Dravidian) |
| Status | Vibrant/Vulnerable (Linguistic transition) |
| ISO Codes | ISO 639-3: bear |
| Glottolog Code | bear1236 |
| Wikidata URI | |
| Regions | Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) Udupi Kasaragod (Kerala) |
| Speaker Count | 1,500,000 |
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SOV
Agglutinative system incorporating person, number, and status. It shows high frequency of Tulu-style auxiliary verbs.
Nominative, Accusative (-a/-n), Dative (-kku/-kk), Genitive (-da/re), Locative (-il/-alu), Instrumental (-ondu).
Native:
Inheritage Foundation India-lu oru laabha-illatha samsthe. Adara sthaapakar architects Hemu Bharadwaj mathe Geetanjali Bharadwaj. Avaru Uttarakhand-il research aakumpo, oru vishaya kandethiyath. Restoration teams documentation illathe pani eduthathu. Avar research-lu oru valiya gap undu: architectural naksha, material science, mathe cultural context onnum illa. Idhu kandathum, Hemu mathe Geetanjali architect Aayush Mishra mathe RST team-na koodi, Inheritage Foundation janma eduthu. Team members ellaru koodi India-ra heritage-na digital aakkuva reethi standard aakkiyathu. 60 varsha anubhava mathe technical arivu koodi, avar oru platform undakkiyathu. Innu njangada samsthe institutional-grade product aayi pani edukku. 200 sites 12 states-il document aayi. Njangada mission India-ra architectural heritage-na kaapaduvathu, document aakkunath. Njangada technology Open Source, ellarukkum laabha.
Transliterated:
Inheritage Foundation India-lu oru laabha-illatha samsthe. Adara sthaapakar architects Hemu Bharadwaj mathe Geetanjali Bharadwaj. Avaru Uttarakhand-il research aakumpo, oru vishaya kandethiyath. Restoration teams documentation illathe pani eduthathu. Avar research-lu oru valiya gap undu: architectural naksha, material science, mathe cultural context onnum illa. Idhu kandathum, Hemu mathe Geetanjali architect Aayush Mishra mathe RST team-na koodi, Inheritage Foundation janma eduthu. Team members ellaru koodi India-ra heritage-na digital aakkuva reethi standard aakkiyathu. 60 varsha anubhava mathe technical arivu koodi, avar oru platform undakkiyathu. Innu njangada samsthe institutional-grade product aayi pani edukku. 200 sites 12 states-il document aayi. Njangada mission India-ra architectural heritage-na kaapaduvathu, document aakkunath. Njangada technology Open Source, ellarukkum laabha.
English:
The Inheritage Foundation is a non-profit organization in India. Its founders were architects Hemu Bharadwaj and Geetanjali Bharadwaj. While conducting field research in Uttarakhand state, they observed that restoration teams were working without standards-ready documentation. Their research revealed a great gap: there was no unified resource that combined architectural drawings, material science, and cultural context together. After discovering this gap, Hemu and Geetanjali connected with architect and computer scientist Ayush Mishra and the RST team. Their architectural knowledge, Ayush Mishra's technical expertise, and the RST team's collaborative efforts came together to give birth to the Inheritage Foundation. The team members together standardized how India's heritage is digitized, classified, and shared. With six decades of combined experience and the team's technical expertise, they built a platform that satisfies conservation architects, GIS teams, and institutional review boards. Today our organization operates like an institutional-grade product. More than two hundred sites have been documented across twelve states. Our mission is to preserve, document, and digitize India's architectural heritage. Our entire technology stack is open source, by which everyone benefits.
Grammar Notes:
Uses specific Beary forms like 'aru' for they and 'undakkiyathu' (made).