Yerukula
A language of India
| Population | 300,000 (1997). |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema, Telengana and Andhra regions; Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri, Coimbatore, Periyar, Salem, Chengai Anna; Karnataka; Kerala; Maharashtra. |
| Alternate names | Erukala, Eruku Bhasha, Korava, Korchi, Kurru Bhasha, Kurutha, Yarukula, Yerkula, Yerukala, Yerukala-Korava, Yerukla, Yerukula-Bhasha |
| Dialects | Parikala, Sankara-Yerukala. Similar to Ravula [yea], Irula [iru]. Lexical similarity: among varieties ranges from 53% to 81%, with Irula from 33%–38%, with Ravula from 28%–45%, with Tamil [tam] from 27% to 45%. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil |
| Language use | Vigorous language use. In Andhra Pradesh, in the home, community, religion; in Rayalseema and Telengana regions, wider use. Positive attitude. Some also use Telugu [tel]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 26%. |
| Writing system | Telugu script. |
| Comments | Some people called ‘Yerukula’ speak Telugu [tel] as L1. Traditionally nomadic. A Scheduled Tribe. Basketmakers; animal husbandry: pigs. Hindu. |
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