Malapandaram

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
mjp
Alternate Names
Hill Pantaram, Malapantaram, Malepantaram, Pandaram Basha
User Population

5,850 (2001 census).

Location

Kerala state: Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, some in Kottayam and Palakkad districts; Tamil Nadu state: Coimbatore, Maduari, and Villupuram districts.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 83%–94% between varieties in Kerala, 63%–68% with Malayalam [mal], 64%–68% with Tamil [tam].

Language Use

Home, community. Negative attitudes. Also use Malayalam [mal], with many shifting in Kerala. Also use Tamil [tam], with most shifting in Tamil Nadu.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 48% for Kerala, 59% for Tamil Nadu (2001 census).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malapandaram
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu, traditional religion.