Ullatan
A language of India
| Population | Ethnic population: 16,741 (2001 census). |
| Region | Kerala, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki, Koliam, Pathanamthitta, Alleppey, Trivandrum districts. |
| Alternate names | Katan, Kattalan, Kochuvelan, Ulladan |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Unclassified |
| Language use | May have no remaining speakers. Most, if not all, have shifted to Malayalam [mal]. Prefer to be considered Malayalis rather than Ullatan. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 72-82% (2001 census). |
| Comments | Ulladan and Kochu Velan are both Scheduled Tribes. Animal husbandry; salaried jobs; wage labor. Traditional religion, Hindu. Nearly extinct. |
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