Eravallan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Ambuvilluvedar, Villu Vedan, Vilvedan
Population

5,000 (2001). Ethnic population: 5,440 (2001 census). 3,890 in Kerala and 1,560 in Tamil Nadu.

Location

Kerala state: Palakkad district, Chittoor sub-district; Tamil Nadu state: Coimbatore district.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 91% between Eravallan of Coimbatore and of Palakkad, 70%–74% with Tamil [tam], 59%–77% with Irula [iru], 77%–86% with Malasar [ymr].

Language Use

Shifting to Tamil [tam]. Most children learn Tamil first. Some young people, all adults. Also use Tamil [tam].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 42% in Tamil [tam]. Resistant toward literacy in Eravallan.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Eravallan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Hindu, traditional religion.

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