Eravallan
A language of India
| Population | 5,000 (2001). Ethnic population: 5,444 (2001 census). 3,890 in Kerala and 1,554 in Tamil Nadu. |
| Region | Kerala, Palakkad District, Chittoor taluk; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore District. |
| Alternate names | Ambuvilluvedar, Villu Vedan, Vilvedan |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 91% between Eravallan of Coimbatore and of Palakkad, 70%–74% with Tamil [tam], 59%–77% with Irula [iru], 77%–86% with Malasar [ymr]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil |
| Language use | Shifting to Tamil. Most children learn Tamil first. Resistant toward literacy in Eravallan. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 42% in Tamil. |
| Comments | Traditionally agriculturalists, hunters. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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