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Vishavan language

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Malayalamoid language of India
Vishavan
Native toIndia
RegionKerala
Native speakers(150 cited 1994)
Language familyDravidian
Early formsOld Tamil
Language codes
ISO 639-3vis
Glottologvish1243
ELPVishavan

Vishavan is a Dravidian language spoken by a tribal people of central Kerala in India.

VIshavan is a tribal community of Kerala, they are settled in Idamalyar region of Ernakulam District and Vazhachal region of Thrissur District. As per the government records they are endangered but they are still living these area.

References

  1. Vishavan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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    Tribes of Idamalyar, Dr.Midhun K S

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