Ullatan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
ull
Alternate Names
Katan, Kattalan, Kochuvelan, Ulladan
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Survived into the 1990s. Ethnic population: 16,700 (2001 census).

Location

Kerala state: Alleppey, Ernakulam, Idukki, Koliam, Kottayam, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, and Trivandrum districts.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Unclassified
Language Use

Shifted to Malayalam [mal].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 72–82% (2001 census).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ullatan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Prefer to be considered Malayalis rather than Ullatan. Ulladan and Kochu Velan are both Scheduled Tribes. Traditional religion, Hindu.