Muthuvan language

Dravidian language of India
Muthuvan
முதுவன்
Native toIndia
RegionKerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Native speakers
17,000 (2006)[1]
Language family
Dravidian
  • Southern
    • Tamil–Kannada
      • Tamil–Kodagu
        • Tamil–Malayalam
          • Tamil languages
            • Muthuvan-Mannan
              • Muthuvan
Writing system
Malayalam script, Tamil script[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3muv
Glottologmuth1236

Muthuvan is a tribal Dravidian language related to Tamil, mainly spoken in the Pooyamkutty-Idamalayar Dam region in Ernakulam district of Kerala by the Muthuvan people.

References

  1. ^ a b Muthuvan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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    Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)


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