Kanikkaran
Kanikkaran is a Dravidian language spoken in India.
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Kanikkaran (IPA: [kaːɳikːaːrɐn]), also known as Kani, is a Dravidian language spoken by about 19,000 Kanikkar tribals in southern India. They dwell in forests and hills of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts of Kerala, and Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu. It is called malambhāsha, or "hill-language."
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Words in Kanikkaran
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | peru* | |
| eye | kennu* | |
| ear | ketu* | |
| nose | mukku* | |
| tooth | pellu* | |
| tongue | 4akku* | |
| hand | keyyu* | |
| blood | Tora* | |
| bone | ellu* | |
| skin | tolu* | |
| knee | muttu* | |
| breast | mela* | |
| liver | keralu* | |
| water | vellam* | |
| fire | ti* | |
| sun | Turiyan* | |
| star | 4aTTettiram* | |
| stone | kellu* | |
| mountain | mela* | |
| tree | meram* | |
| leaf | ela* | |
| night | rattiri* | |
| dog | 4ayu* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| louse | penu* | |
| one | o5Tu* | |
| two | eNtu* | |
| path | etavayi* | |
| new | putusu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MalankuravanDravidian78% alike
- MalapandaramDravidian69% alike
- PaliyanDravidian64% alike
- UllatanDravidian57% alike
- MalavedanDravidian54% alike
- MalayalamDravidian53% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kani1275 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kev