Malankuravan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3

mjo

Alternate Names

Mala Koravan, Malaikuravan, Malakkuravan, Male Kuravan

User Population

18,600 (2001 census). 260 in Kerala, 18,300 in Tamil Nadu.

Location

Kerala state: Kollam, Kottayam, and Trivandrum districts, Chittar, Kattachira, and Rajanpara in Ranni Range, Pathanamthitta sub-district, Nottakal in Pathanapuram sub-district, Pampa river, Neduvanged sub-district forest tracks; Tamil Nadu state: Kanniyakumari district.

Language Maps

India, Map 7

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Dravidian, Unclassified

Dialects

Malayadiars.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Tamil [tam].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 53% for Kerala, 41% for Tamil Nadu (2001 census).