Eranadan language explained

Eranadan language
Nativename:ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ
ا٘يرَناڊَن
States:India
Region:Malappuram District
Ethnicity:Aranadan
Speakers:200 in more accessible areas
Date:2001 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Dravidian
Fam2:Southern
Fam3:Southern I
Fam4:Tamil–Kannada
Fam5:Tamil–Kota
Fam6:Tamil–Toda
Fam7:Tamil–Irula
Fam8:Tamil–KodavaUrali
Fam9:TamilMalayalam
Fam10:Malayalamoid
Ancestor:Old Tamil
Ancestor2:Middle Tamil
Script:Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Iso3:aaf
Glotto:aran1261
Glottorefname:Eranadan

Eranadan [1] (ISO: ; Malayalam: ഏറനാടൻ; Arabic: ا٘يرَناڊَن) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[2] It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages.[3] It is also known as Malappuram Bhasha or Mapla Bhasha.

References

  1. Book: Kumar Suresh Singh. Anthropological Survey of India. People of India. 2002. Anthropological Survey of India. 978-81-85938-99-8. 195.
  2. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=aaf Ethnologue report for language code: aaf
  3. Kakkoth. Seetha. Demographic profile of an autochthonous tribe: the Aranadan of Kerala. Anthropologist. 2004. 6. 3. 163–167. 10.1080/09720073.2004.11890848 . 76518009 . 5 April 2011.