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AAF ISO 639-3

Aranadan

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Aranatan, Arnatas, Eranadans
Population
200 (2001 census). Census did not include all people in interior settlements.
Location:
Kerala state: Kozhihkode district, Ernad sub-district; Malappuram district, Nilambur sub-district; Palakkad district; Karnataka and Tamil Nada states.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Malayalam
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 63%–69% with Malayalam [mal], 53%–55% with Tamil [tam].
Language Use
Vitality in Malappuram District questionable due to small population, no separate settlements, living with Malayalis. Low education level helps keep language stable. Mixed use: Home, village. Some young people, all adults. Negative attitudes. Most also use Malayalam [mal]. Many also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 36%–41% in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aranadan
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Kerala state: Kozhihkode district, Ernad sub-district; Malappuram district, Nilambur sub-district; Palakkad district; Karnataka and Tamil Nada states.