Mala Malasar
A language of India
| Population | 1,000 (2004). |
| Region | Kerala, Palakkad District, Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore District, Annamalai hills. |
| Alternate names | Maha Malasar, Malai Malasar, Malasir |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 68%–74% with the Malasar variety, 70% with Eravallan [era], 70% with Muduga [udg], 65% with Tamil [tam], 61% with Malayalam [mal], 67%–72% with the Attapady dialect of Irula [iru], 75% with the Walayar dialect of Irula. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Unclassified |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Few also use Malayalam. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Less than 1%. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Mala Malasar means ’king of the forest’. Culturally very distinct from neighboring tribal groups. Swidden agriculturalists. Hindu (mixed with traditional religion), Christian. |
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