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Malavedan language

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Malavedan
മലവേടൻ
Native toIndia
RegionKerala, Tamil Nadu
EthnicityEthnic population: 33,000 (2011 census)[1]
Native speakers
27,000 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
Early forms
Language codes
ISO 639-3mjr
Glottologmala1463

Malavedan (Malai Vedan) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam. Malavedan speakers are one of the tribal groups in Kerala. Many of them live in the Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, and Thiruvananthapuram districts.

References

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  1. ^ a b Malavedan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon