| Population |
2,800 (2007). |
| Region |
Karnataka, Kodagu, Dakshina, Kannada districts; Kerala, Kannur, Kasargod districts; Tamil Nadu. |
| Alternate names |
Male Kudiya |
| Classification |
Dravidian, Southern, Tulu |
| Language use |
Also use Tulu [tcy], Kodagu [kfa], Kannada [kan], or Malayalam [mal]. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L2: 48% for Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka; 63% for Kudiya in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu. |
| Writing system |
Kannada script. Malayalam script. |
| Comments |
A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion mixed with Hindu. |