Kurumba, Attapady
A language of India
| Population | 1,370 (1991 census). |
| Region | Kerala state, Palakkad District, Attapady block. |
| Alternate names | Kurumba, Pal Kurumba |
| Dialects | Separate from Alu Kurumba [xua], Kurumba Kannada [kfi]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Muduga [udg]; 61% to 70% with Irula [iru], 50% with Alu Kurumba, 52% with Kurumba Kannada, 55% with Malayalam [mal], 58% with Tamil [tam]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Few use Malayalam or Tamil. Many use Muduga [udg]. Despite dissimilarity between Kurumba [pkr], Muduga, and Irula [iru], each group uses their mother tongue to communicate with each other. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 32% in Attapady; or 23% (27% men, 15% women), including other Kurumba in Wayanad District (1991 census). |
| Comments | The least developed language group in Attapady. Thudukki variety is reportedly the most pure. Hunters; shifting cultivators. Hindu mixed with traditional religion. |
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