Thachanadan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
thn
Alternate Names
Moopan, Thacchanadens, Thachanad Muppans
Population

3,000 (2004 survey).

Location

Kerala, Wayanad district, Kalpetta, Meppadi, Muttil and Ambalavayal panchayats; Malappuram district, Nilambur area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Unclassified
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 60%–64% with Malayalam [mal], 50%–54% with Tamil [tam], 66%–72% with Mullu Kurumba [kpb].

Language Use

Some use Malayalam in home and village, esp. with children. Use is less among youth. Home, village. All ages. Neutral to positive attitudes. Youth have more negative attitudes. Most can speak some Malayalam [mal].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30% (2004 survey). Literacy rate much lower than state literacy rate.
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.