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Malankuravan language

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Dravidian language of southern India
Malankuravan
Native toIndia
RegionKerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers19,000 (2001 census)
Language familyDravidian
Early formsOld Tamil
Language codes
ISO 639-3mjo
Glottologmala1459

Malankuravan (Mala Koravan, Malakkuravan) is an unclassified Dravidian language of southern India, on the southern border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It may be a dialect of Malayalam with Tamil influence or a language closely related to Malayalam.

References

  1. ^ Malankuravan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Malankuravan". Glottolog 4.3.
Dravidian languages
South
Tamil–Kannada
Kannada
- Badaga
Kannadoid
Toda-Kota
  • Toda
  • Kota
  • Kodagu
    Irula
    Tamil -
    Malayalam
    Tamiloid
    Malayalamoid
    Tulu-Koraga
    Others
    South-Central
    Teluguic
    Gondi-Kui
    Gondi
    Konda-Kui
    Central
    Kolami-Naiki
    Parji–Gadaba
    North
    Kurukh-Malto
    Proto-languages
    Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)
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