Ullatan
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Katan, Kattalan, Kochuvelan, Ulladan
Population
No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 16,700 (2001 census).
Location
Kerala, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki, Koliam, Pathanamthitta, Alleppey, and Trivandrum districts.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Language Use
May have no remaining speakers. Most, if not all, shifted to Malayalam [mal].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 72–82% (2001 census).
Prefer to be considered Malayalis rather than Ullatan. Ulladan and Kochu Velan are both Scheduled Tribes. Traditional religion, Hindu.