Thachanadan

A language of India

ISO 639: thn
Alternate Names: Moopan, Thacchanadens, Thachanad Muppans
Population: 3,000 (2004 survey).
Location:: Kerala state: Malappuram district, Nilambur area; Wayanad district, Ambalavayal, Kalpetta, Meppadi, and Muttil sub-districts.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Unclassified
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 60%–64% with Malayalam [mal], 50%–54% with Tamil [tam], 66%–72% with Mullu Kurumba [kpb].
Language Use: Some use Malayalam [mal] in home and village, esp. with children. Use is less among youth. Home, village. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to positive attitudes, with youth having more negative attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Malayalam [mal].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30% (2004 survey). Literacy rate much lower than state literacy rate.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Thachanadan
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.

Location: Kerala state: Malappuram district, Nilambur area; Wayanad district, Ambalavayal, Kalpetta, Meppadi, and Muttil sub-districts.