Pattapu language

Pattapu
Pattapu
పట్టపు
Native to	India
Native speakers	200,000 or more (2013)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Tamiloid Yerukula–Korava–Kaikadi Pattapu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil ;
Writing system	none
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ptq
Glottolog	patt1247 Pattapu

Pattapu (IPA: [pɐʈːɐpu]) is a described Dravidian language of Andhra Pradesh.^[2]

NativetoIndia

Native speakers

200,000 or more (2013)^[1]

Language family

Dravidian

Southern
- Southern I
  - Tamil–Kannada
    - Tamil–Kota
      - Tamil–Toda
        Tamil–Irula
        Tamil–Kodava–Urali
        Tamil–Malayalam
        Tamiloid
        Yerukula–Korava–Kaikadi
        Pattapu

Early forms

Old Tamil

Middle Tamil

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Pattapu is spoken by a coastal community in Southern Andhra Pradesh, India. They are listed as an Other Backward Class.

They mostly live in the coastal areas of Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts. The people that speak the language belong to 146 different villages. The language is closely related to Tamil but also has influences of Telugu.^[3]

Most of their villages have a temple dedicated to Lord Sriram.

According to Ramayana: one person from this caste was helped by Lord Sriram to cross the river in search of Ma Site Devi. Lord Sriram promised that person that he will be worshipped by that person's caste (pattapu kapu).^[4]

They are mostly dependent on hunting, fishing and agriculture.

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Pattapu language

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