Mullu Kurumba language explained

Mullu Kurumba
States:India
Region:Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Date:2004
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
Iso3:kpb
Glotto:mull1244
Glottorefname:Mullu Kurumba

Mullu Kurumba is a Southern Dravidian language closely related to Malayalam.

Geographical distribution

According to Ethnologue, approximately 25,000 Mullu Kurumba speakers are situated in the Sulthan Bathery and Vythiri tahsils in the Wayanad district of Kerala; and the remaining more than 1,000 are situated in Erumad and Cherangodu villages of the Gudalur Tahsil, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu.