Eranadan language

Eranadan
Eranadan
ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ; ا٘يرَناڊَن
Native to	India
Region	Malappuram District
Ethnicity	Aranadan
Native speakers	(200 in more accessible areas cited 2001 census)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Malayalamoid Eranadan; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil ;
Writing system	Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aaf
Glottolog	aran1261
ELP	Aranadan

Eranadan ^[2] (IPA: [eːrɐnaːɖɐn], ISO: ēṟanāṭan) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India.^[3] It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages.^[4]

NativetoIndia

EthnicityAranadan

Native speakers

(200 in more accessible areas cited 2001 census)^[1]

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Eranadan
ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ ا٘يرَناڊَن
Native to	India
Region	Malappuram District
Ethnicity	Aranadan
Native speakers	(200 in more accessible areas cited 2001 census)^[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Malayalamoid Eranadan
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil
Writing system	Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`aaf`
Glottolog	`aran1261`
ELP	Aranadan