Irula language

Irula
இருளா
Native toIndia
RegionNilgiri Mountains
EthnicityIrula
Native speakers
11,870 (2011 census)[1]
Census conflates some speakers with Tamil
Dravidian
Tamil script
Language codes
ISO 639-3iru
Glottologirul1243
ELPIrula
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Irula is a Dravidian language spoken by the Irulas who inhabit the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, India.[2] It is closely related to Tamil. It is written in the Tamil script.

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ Perialwar (1979), p. 1.