| Paniya | |
|---|---|
| പണിയ | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Kerala State |
| Ethnicity | Paniya people |
Native speakers | 22,808 (2011 census)[1] 23% of ethnic population |
Dravidian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pcg |
| Glottolog | pani1256 |
Paniya is one of the South Dravidian languages spoken in India. It is spoken by the Paniya people, a scheduled tribe with a majority of its speakers in the state of Kerala. The language is also known as Pania, Paniyan and Panyah. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages.[2] According to the 1981 Census, there were 63,827 speakers of Paniya which includes 56,952 in Kerala, 6,393 in Tamil Nadu, 482 in Karnataka.[3] Most of its speakers are found in the Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Malappuram districts of Kerala, and to the west of the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu.
See also
References
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Linguistic Lineage for Paniya
- ↑ Ethnologue report for language code:pcg
Other external links
- http://www.languageinindia.com/may2001/paniya2.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110526072200/http://apha.confex.com/apha/135am/techprogram/paper_163341.htm
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