Paliyan language

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Paliyan
പാലിയൻ
Native toIndia
RegionKerala
Native speakers
9,500 (2001 census)[1]
Dravidian
Language codes
ISO 639-3pcf
Glottologpali1274

Paliyan is a Dravidian language of Kerala that is closely related to Tamil. It is spoken by the Paliyans.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paliyan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)