Muduga language explained

Muduga
States:India
Date:1991 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Dravidian
Fam2:Southern
Fam3:Southern I
Fam4:Tamil–Kannada
Fam5:Tamil–Kota
Fam6:Tamil–Toda
Fam7:Tamil–Irula
Fam8:Irula–Muduga
Fam9:Muduga–Palu
Iso3:udg
Glotto:mudu1239
Glottorefname:Muduga

Muduga, also called Mudugar, is a Southern Dravidian language of India influenced by Kannada and Tulu. It is mainly spoken by Muduga tribes in the Attappady valley south of the Nilgiris in Palakkad district, Kerala.[1] It is mutually intelligible with Attapady Kurumba.

Relevant literature

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rajendran, Nanu. Muduga Language. Ennes Publications. 1986.