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Tulu as additional official language of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in Karnataka | Explained

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The Registrar General and Census Commissioner has recognised Tulu as an independent language of India ever since the department was established, and the Census Report gives statistics about Tulu speakers as a separate linguistic community

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