Dravidian vs tongue

tongue vs Dravidian

Dravidian and tongue both are nouns.

Dravidian is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Dravidian	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of Dravidian; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than Dravidian:

Dravidian: a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka, as well as overseas in Malaysia and Singapore
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of Dravidian include natural language.

Dravidian (noun)	tongue (noun)
a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka, as well as overseas in Malaysia and Singapore	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

Dravidian (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between Dravidian and tongue

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