Editing Tulu language (section)

=== Status ===
Found largely in Karnataka, it is spoken primarily within the Indian state. Dating back several hundred years, the language has developed numerous defining qualities. The Tulu people follow a saying which promotes leaving negative situations and finding newer, more positive ones. The language, however, is not as popular as others which means it could become endangered and extinct very soon. The influence of other mainstream languages is a present danger for the Tulu language.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Latham|first=R. G. (Robert Gordon)|url=https://archive.org/details/elementsofcompar00lathrich|title=Elements of comparative philology|date=1862|publisher=London, Walton and Maberly [etc.]|others=University of California Libraries}}</ref> Today, it is spoken by nearly 1.8&nbsp;million people around the globe. Large parts of the language are altered and changed constantly because it is commonly passed down through oral tradition. Oral traditions within Tulu have meant that certain phrases have not always maintained the same meaning or importance.