Malapandaram
Malapandaram is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Malapandaram (IPA: [mɐlɐpːɐɳɖaːrɐm]) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Tamil. This is the language of the Malappandaram tribe, who live in the forest areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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Words in Malapandaram
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | peru* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | Tevi* | |
| nose | mukku* | |
| tooth | pallu* | |
| tongue | 4akku* | |
| hand | kayyu* | |
| blood | Tora* | |
| bone | yellu* | |
| skin | tolu* | |
| knee | kalin* | |
| breast | mola* | |
| liver | karalu* | |
| water | vellam* | |
| fire | tiyu* | |
| sun | suriyan* | |
| star | 4aTTattiram* | |
| stone | kallu* | |
| mountain | mala* | |
| tree | marem* | |
| leaf | yela* | |
| night | ra* | |
| dog | 4ayu* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| louse | penu* | |
| one | o44u* | |
| two | ra4tu* | |
| path | tara* | |
| new | putu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MalankuravanDravidian80% alike
- PaliyanDravidian69% alike
- KanikkaranDravidian69% alike
- UllatanDravidian61% alike
- MalavedanDravidian58% alike
- MalayalamDravidian53% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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