Malavedan
Malavedan is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Malavedan (Malai Vedan, IPA: [mɐlɐʋeːɖɐn]) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam. Malavedan speakers are one of the tribal groups in Kerala. Many of them live in the Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, and Thiruvananthapuram districts.
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Words in Malavedan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | peru* | |
| eye | kennu* | |
| ear | Tevi* | |
| nose | mukku* | |
| tooth | pallu* | |
| tongue | 4akku* | |
| hand | kayyu* | |
| blood | sora* | |
| bone | ellu* | |
| skin | toli* | |
| knee | matakku* | |
| breast | kiNki* | |
| liver | karalu* | |
| water | 4iru* | |
| fire | tollu* | |
| sun | pilatti* | |
| star | 4akasatram* | |
| stone | kallu* | |
| mountain | mela* | |
| tree | meranu* | |
| leaf | ele* | |
| night | karuppu* | |
| dog | 4ayu* | |
| fish | minu* | |
| louse | penu* | |
| one | onru* | |
| two | retu* | |
| path | vali* | |
| new | puttana* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MalankuravanDravidian63% alike
- MalapandaramDravidian58% alike
- UllatanDravidian55% alike
- KanikkaranDravidian54% alike
- PaliyanDravidian53% alike
- MalayalamDravidian41% alike
Grammar
- KadarDravidian96% alike
- MudugaDravidian94% alike
- MuthuvanDravidian94% alike
- KodavaDravidian93% alike
- Korra KoragaDravidian92% alike
- Irula of the NilgiriDravidian92% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mala1463 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mjr