Eranadan language
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| Eranadan | |
|---|---|
| ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ ا٘يرَناڊَن  | |
| Native to | India | 
| Region | Malappuram District | 
| Ethnicity | Aranadan | 
Native speakers  | 200 in more accessible areas (2001 census)[1] | 
Dravidian
 
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Early forms  | |
| Ponnani script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aaf | 
| Glottolog | aran1261 | 
| ELP | Aranadan | 
Eranadan [2] (IPA: [eːrɐnaːɖɐn], ISO: ēṟanāṭan; Malayalam: ഏറനാടൻ; Arabic: ا٘يرَناڊَن) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[3] It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages.[4] It is also known as Malappuram Bhasha or Mapla Bhasha.
References
[edit]- ^ Eranadan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
 - ^ Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (2002). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 195. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8.
 - ^ Ethnologue report for language code: aaf
 - ^ Kakkoth, Seetha (2004). "Demographic profile of an autochthonous tribe: the Aranadan of Kerala" (PDF). Anthropologist. 6 (3): 163–167. doi:10.1080/09720073.2004.11890848. S2CID 76518009. Retrieved 5 April 2011.