Malavedan language

Malavedan (മലവേടൻ)
Native to	India
Region	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	unknown; ethnic population 12,600 (2001 census)[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Malayalam languages Malavedan (മലവേടൻ); ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mjr
Glottolog	mala1463

Malavedan (Malai Vedan) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam. Malavedan speakers are one of the tribal groups in Kerala. Many of them live in the Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, and Thiruvananthapuram districts.

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