Eranadan language | |
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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] (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.