Kunduvadi
A language of India
| Population | 1,000 (2004 SIL). |
| Region | Kerala state, Wayanad District, Puthadi, Purakkadi and Pulpalli villages; Kozhikode District, Vythiri Taluk, Cheeyambam, Irulambam, Manaluvayal, Pakkam, Porakady villages. |
| Dialects | Like Malayalam [mal] but with peculiar intonation and dialect virtually unintelligible to others (Shashi 1994; Menon 1996). Lexical similarity: 65% with Malayalam, 61% with Aranadan [aaf], 83% with Pathiya [pty], 81% with Kalanadi [wkl]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern |
| Language use | Continued vitality doubtful, due to small population, no separate settlements, living with Malayalis, and similarity to Malayalam. Home. Also use Malayalam. |
| Comments | Common cultural origin with Kalanadiyar and Pathiyar. Agriculturalists, wage laborers. Hindu. |
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