Muthuvan
Muthuvan is a Dravidian language spoken in India.
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Muthuvan (IPA: [mud̪uʋaːn]) is a tribal Dravidian language related to Tamil, mainly spoken in the Pooyamkutty-Idamalayar Dam region in Ernakulam district of Kerala by the Muthuvan people.
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Words in Muthuvan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alu* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | katu* | |
| tooth | pellu* | |
| tongue | nakku* | |
| hand | keyyi* | |
| blood | elattom* | |
| bone | elumpu* | |
| breast | palkampu* | |
| water | tanni* | |
| fire | ti* | |
| star | antivelli* | |
| stone | kellu* | |
| mountain | mala* | |
| tree | mara* | |
| leaf | ila* | |
| night | ravu* | |
| dog | nay* | |
| fish | kerku* | |
| one | onnu* | |
| two | rentu* | |
| I | nanu* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | nammal* | |
| drink | kuti* | |
| see | paru* | |
| hear | kel* | |
| die | Cav* | |
| come | veru* | |
| path | veyyi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- TamilDravidian59% alike
- MalayalamDravidian53% alike
- MalankuravanDravidian51% alike
- MannanDravidian49% alike
- KanikkaranDravidian45% alike
- YerukulaDravidian44% alike
Grammar
- MudugaDravidian98% alike
- Korra KoragaDravidian97% alike
- Kota (India)Dravidian97% alike
- TuluDravidian97% alike
- KannadaDravidian96% alike
- Irula of the NilgiriDravidian95% 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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