Ravula

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
yea
Alternate Names
Iryavula, Yerava, Yoruba
User Population

26,900 (2007). 25,000 Yerava and 1,900 Adiya. Ethnic population: 47,000 (2007).

Location

Karnataka state: Kodagu district; Kerala state: Kannur district; Wayanad district, Mananthavadi sub-district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Adiya (Adiyan), Pani Yerava, Panjiri Yerava. 93%–94% dialect intelligibility between Yerava and Adiya dialects. Pani Yerava may be a dialect of Ravula or of Paniya [pcg]. Lexical similarity: 83%–98% among Yerava and Adiya varieties, 53%–61% with standard Malayalam [mal], 35%–40% with Badaga [bfq], 32%–42% with colloquial Kannada [kan], 66%–74% Pani Yerava dialect with the Adiya and Yerava dialects.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Malayalam [mal].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 40% for Kodagu District, Karnataka; 44% among Adiya in Kerala (2001 census). High motivation for literature, literacy. Bible: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ravula
Writing

Kannada script [Knda]. Malayalam script [Mlym].

Other Comments

Adiyan is a Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Yerava is a Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka. Pani Yeravas are not the same as the Paniya of Wayanad District. Hindu.