Ullatan

A language of India

ISO 639: ull
Alternate Names: Katan, Kattalan, Kochuvelan, Ulladan
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.

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