Tulu/Geography

The coastal city of Mangalore in Karnataka, is the main center of Tulu people. It is spoken by different castes and subcastes of Hindus, Jains and Christians of this region, which is also known as Tulunadu. Tulunadu is a beautiful hilly region.

The coastal city of  Udupi is  also main centre  for tulu ( THULU ) speaking people  called  tuluvaas ( TULUVAAS ). In fact the language tulu  is being spoken in Kerala. It is also spoken by Muslims in addition to their  BYAARI language. ( TULUNADU to write in Transiliteration as THULUNAAD to spell the way it  is  pronounced. Otherwise  it  can be read in different way  by those who are not well acquainted  with the word or  language which will gradually mislead.