Malankuravan
Malankuravan is a Dravidian language spoken in India.
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Malankuravan (Mala Koravan, Malakkuravan, IPA: [mɐlɐŋɡurɐʋɐn]) is an unclassified Dravidian language of southern India, on the southern border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It may be a dialect of Malayalam with Tamil influence or a language closely related to Malayalam.
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Words in Malankuravan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | peru* | |
| eye | kennu* | |
| ear | Tevi* | |
| nose | mukku* | |
| tooth | pallu* | |
| tongue | 4akku* | |
| hand | kayyu* | |
| blood | Tora* | |
| bone | elumpu* | |
| skin | toli* | |
| knee | muttu* | |
| breast | mola* | |
| liver | karalu* | |
| water | vellam* | |
| fire | ti* | |
| sun | suriyan* | |
| star | 4aTTettiram* | |
| stone | kallu* | |
| mountain | mala* | |
| tree | maram* | |
| leaf | ela* | |
| night | ravu* | |
| dog | 4ayu* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| louse | penu* | |
| one | o44u* | |
| two | reNtu* | |
| path | vayi* | |
| new | putu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MalapandaramDravidian80% alike
- KanikkaranDravidian78% alike
- PaliyanDravidian72% alike
- UllatanDravidian69% alike
- MalavedanDravidian63% alike
- MalayalamDravidian54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mala1459 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mjo