Aranadan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Aranatan, Eranadans
Population

200 (2001 census).

Location

Kerala, Kozhihkode district, Ernad taluk; Palakkad district; Malappuram district, Nilambur tahsil; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 63%–69% with Malayalam [mal], 53%–55% with Tamil [tam].

Language Use

Vitality in Malappuram District questionable due to small population, no separate settlements, living with Malayalis. Low education level helps keep language stable. Home, village. Negative attitudes. Most have at least basic proficiency in Malayalam [mal], which is used in all the same domains as Aranadan.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 36%–41% in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aranadan
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.