Aranadan
A language of India
| Population | 200 (2001 census). |
| Region | Kerala, Kozhihkode District, Ernad taluk; Palakkad District, Malappuram District, Nilambur tahsil; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka. |
| Alternate names | Aranatan, Eranadans |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 63%–69% with Malayalam [mal], 53%–55% with Tamil [tam]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam |
| 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 and village but Malayalam also used in same domains. Negative language attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 36%–41% in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Hunter-gatherers, wage laborers; animal husbandry. Traditional religion. |
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