Ravula
A language of India
| Population | 26,900 (2007). |
| Region | Karnataka, Coorg (Kodagu) District; Kerala, Wayanad District, Mananthavadi tahsil, Kannur District. |
| Alternate names | Adiya, Adiyan, Iryavula, Panjiri Yerava, Yoruba, Yerava |
| Dialects | Adiya, Pani Yerava, Panjiri Yerava. 93%–94% dialect intelligibility between Yerava and Adiya dialects. Pani Yerava may be a dialect of Ravula or of Paniya [pcg]. Lexical similarity: 83%–98% among Yerava and Adiya varieties, 53%–61% with Standard Malayalam [mal], 35%–40% with Badaga [bfq], 32%–42% with colloquial Kannada [kan], 66%–74% Pani Yerava dialect with the Adiya and Yerava dialects. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, village, religion. Positive attitude. Also use some Kannada or Malayalam. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 40% for Kodagu District, Karnataka; 44% among Adiya in Kerala. High motivation for literature, literacy. |
| Writing system | Kannada script. Malayalam script. |
| Comments | Called ‘Ravula’ or ‘Panjiri Yerava’ in Karnataka, and ‘Ravula’ or ‘Adiya’ in Kerala. They prefer ‘Ravula’ in both places. Adiyan is a Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Yerava is a Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka. Pani Yeravas are not the same as the Paniya of Wayanad District. Agricultural workers. Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian. |
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