Eranadan language

Eranadan ^[2] (ISO: ēṟanāṭan; Malayalam: ഏറനാടൻ; Arabic: ا٘يرَناڊَن) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India.^[3] It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages.^[4] It is also known as Malappuram Bhasha or Mapla Bhasha.

Eranadan
ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ ا٘يرَناڊَن
Native to	India
Region	Malappuram District
Ethnicity	Aranadan
Native speakers	200 in more accessible areas (2001 census)[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Malayalamoid Eranadan
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil
Writing system	Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aaf
Glottolog	aran1261
ELP	Aranadan