Paliyan language

Language related to Malayalam
Paliyan
പാലിയൻ
Native toIndia
RegionKerala
Native speakers
9,500 (2001 census)[1]
Language family
Dravidian
  • Southern
    • Southern I
      • Tamil–Kannada
        • Tamil–Kota
          • Tamil–Toda
            • Tamil–Irula
              • Tamil–Kodagu–Urali
                • Tamil–Malayalam
                  • Tamiloid
                    • Tamil–Paliyan
                      • Paliyan
Language codes
ISO 639-3pcf
Glottologpali1274

Paliyan is a Dravidian language of Kerala that is closely related to Tamil. It is spoken by the Paliyans.

References

  1. ^ Paliyan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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