Malankuravan language

Malankuravan
Malankuravan
Native to	India
Region	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	(19,000 cited 2001 census)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Malayalamoid Malankuravan; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mjo
Glottolog	mala1459

Malankuravan (Mala Koravan, Malakkuravan, IPA: [mɐlɐŋɡurɐʋɐn]) 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^[1] or a language closely related to Malayalam.^[2]

NativetoIndia

RegionKerala, Tamil Nadu

Native speakers

(19,000 cited 2001 census)^[1]

Language family

Dravidian

Southern
- Southern I
  - Tamil–Kannada
    - Tamil–Kota
      - Tamil–Toda
        Tamil–Irula
        Tamil–Kodava–Urali
        Tamil–Malayalam
        Malayalamoid
        Malankuravan

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