Kurumba, Attapady

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
pkr
Alternate Names
Kurumba, Pal Kurumba
Population

1,370 (1991 census).

Location

Kerala State, Palakkad district, Attapady block.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern
Dialects

Separate from Alu Kurumba [xua] and Kurumba Kannada [kfi]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Muduga [udg]; 61%–70% with Irula [iru], 50% with Alu Kurumba [xua], 52% with Kurumba Kannada, 55% with Malayalam [mal], 58% with Tamil [tam].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Many use Muduga [udg]. Despite dissimilarity between Kurumba, Muduga [udg], and Irula [iru], each group uses their mother tongue to communicate with each other. Few use Malayalam [mal] or Tamil [tam].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 32% in Attapady; or 23% (27% men, 15% women), including other Kurumba in Wayanad District (1991 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kurumba, Attapady
Other Comments

The least developed language group in Attapady. Thudukki variety is reportedly most pure. Hindu, traditional religion.