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Aranadan language
| Aranadan language | |
|---|---|
| Eranadan language | |
| ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ ا٘يرَناڊَن | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Malappuram District |
Native speakers | 200 in more accessible areas (2001 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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| Malayalam script, Ponnani script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aaf |
| Glottolog | aran1261 |
Aranadan or Eranadan[2] (ISO: ēṟanāṭan; Malayalam: ഏറനാടൻ; Arabic: ا٘يرَناڊَن) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the Malappuram District of Kerala state, India.[3] It is similar to Malayalam and Tamil, and also contains elements of the Kannada language.[4] It is also known as Aranatan or Malappuram Bhasha.
References[edit]
- ↑ Aranadan language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (2002). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 195. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8.
- ↑ Ethnologue report for language code: aaf
- ↑ Kakkoth, Seetha (2004). "Demographic profile of an autochthonous tribe: the Aranadan of Kerala" (PDF). Anthropologist. 6 (3): 163–167. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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