Malapandaram
A language of India
| Population | 5,850 (2001 census). |
| Region | Kerala, Pathanamthitta, Kollam districts, some in Kottayam and Palakkad districts; Tamil Nadu, Villupuram, Coimbatore and Madurai districts. |
| Alternate names | Hill Pantaram, Malapantaram, Malepantaram, Pandaram Basha |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 83%–94% between varieties in Kerala, 63%–68% with Malayalam [mal], 64%–68% with Tamil [tam]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam |
| Language use | Home, community. Negative language attitude. Some also use Malayalam. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 48% for Kerala, 59% for Tamil Nadu. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Nomadic hunter-gatherers. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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