Malapandaram language

Malapandaram
Malapandaram
Native to	India
Region	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	(5,900 cited 2001 census)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Tamiloid Malapandaram; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mjp
Glottolog	mala1468

Malapandaram (IPA: [mɐlɐpːɐɳɖaːrɐm]) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Tamil.^[2] This is the language of the Malappandaram tribe, who live in the forest areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ^[3]