Muthuvan
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mudavan, Muduva, Muduvan, Muduvar, Mutuvar, Paanti naattu peeccu
Population
16,800 (2006 IMB).
Location
Kerala, Idukki district, Devikulam tahsil, Devikulam and Adimali blocks; Kozhikode, Kannur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, and Thrissur districts; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Udumalpet and Valparai tahsils, Anaimalai hills; Madurai district, Cardamom hills; Andhra Pradesh.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Western Muthuvan (Malayalam Muthuvan, Nattu Muthuvan), Eastern Muthuvan (Pandi Muthuvan, Tamil Muthuvan). Intelligibility 82%–87% between dialects, eastern dialect more intelligible to western than vice versa, 80% intelligibility of Malayalam [mal]. Lexical similarity: 77%–88% between dialects, 62%–67% with Tamil [tam], 58%–68% with Malayalam [mal].
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 24% (31% males, 17% females) (1991 census); 40% for Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
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A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu.