Kadar language

Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Kadar
Native toIndia
RegionKerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers
2,000 (2004 survey)[1]
Language family
Dravidian
  • Southern
    • Southern I
      • Tamil–Kannada
        • Tamil–Kota
          • Tamil–Toda
            • Tamil–Irula
              • Tamil–Kodava–Urali
                • Tamil–Malayalam
                  • Malayalamoid
                    • Kadar
Early forms
Old Tamil
  • Middle Tamil
Language codes
ISO 639-3kej
Glottologkada1242

Kadar is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam.

References

  1. ^ Kadar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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South
Tamil–Kannada
Kannada
- Badaga
Kannadoid
Toda-Kota
  • Toda
  • Kota
  • Kodagu
    Irula
    Tamil -
    Malayalam
    Tamiloid
    Malayalamoid
    Tulu-Koraga
    Others
    South-Central
    Teluguic
    Gondi-Kui
    Gondi
    Konda-Kui
    Central
    Kolami-Naiki
    Parji–Gadaba
    North
    Kurukh-Malto
    Proto-languages
    Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)


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