| Kanikkaran | |
|---|---|
| கணிக்காரன்/കണ്ണിക്കാരൻ | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari |
| Ethnicity | Kanikkaran |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2007)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
Early forms | |
| Tamil script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kev |
| Glottolog | kani1275 |
Kanikkaran, also known as Kani, is a Dravidian language spoken by about 19,000 Kanikkar tribals in southern India.[1] They dwell in forests and hills of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts of Kerala, and Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu. It is called malambhāsha, or "hill-language."[2]
- ^ a b Kanikkaran at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Shyam, S.K. (12 December 2017). "Aspects of Life and Language of Kanikkar Tribal Community of Kerala –A Study". Language in India.
