Malayalamoid languages
| Malayalamoid | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South India |
| Linguistic classification | Dravidian
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| Glottolog | mala1541 |
The Malayalamoid languages, also known as the Malayalam languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Malayalam. In addition to Malayalam itself, they are:
- Paniya, Ravula, Aranadan, Judeo-Malayalam, Arabi Malayalam, Suriyani Malayalam, Kadar, Malaryan, Malavedan, Mannan, Paliyan, Jeseri, Mullu Kurumba.
Unclassified Malankuravan and Kakkala may be Malayalam languages as well.
Internal classification
Glottolog classifies the Malayalam languages as follows:[1]
| Malayalamoid | |
References
- ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Malayalamoid". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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