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Eranadan language

Dravidian language

Eranadan is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages..

Eranadan language
Eranadan
ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ
ا٘يرَناڊَن
Native toIndia
RegionMalappuram District
EthnicityAranadan
Native speakers
(200 in more accessible areas cited 2001 census)[1]
Dravidian
Early forms
Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3aaf
Glottologaran1261
ELPAranadan

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] .

References

  1. ↑ Eranadan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (2002). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 195. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8.
  3. ↑ Ethnologue report for language code: aaf
  4. ↑ Kakkoth, Seetha (2004). "Demographic profile of an autochthonous tribe: the Aranadan of Kerala" (PDF). Anthropologist. 6 (3): 163–167. doi:10.1080/09720073.2004.11890848. S2CID 76518009. Retrieved 5 April 2011.