Kadar language

For the Dargin dialect, see Kadar dialect.

Kadar (IPA: [kaːɖɐr]) is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam. It is spoken by the Kadar people.

Kadar
Native to	India
Region	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Ethnicity	2,000 Kadar
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 639-3	kej
Glottolog	kada1242