Pattapu language

Pattapu is a described Dravidian language of Andhra Pradesh.^[2]

Pattapu
పట్టపు
Native to	India
Native speakers	200,000 or more (2013)[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Tamiloid Yerukula–Korava–Kaikadi Pattapu
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil
Writing system	none
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ptq
Glottolog	patt1247  Pattapu

Pattapu was a coastal community in Southern Andhra Pradesh, India. They are listed as an Other Backward Class.

They mostly live in the coastal areas of Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts. The people that speak the language belong to 146 different villages. The language is closely related to Tamil but also has influences of Telugu.^[3]

Most of their villages have a temple dedicated to Lord Sriram.

According to Ramayana: one person from this caste was helped by Lord Sri Ram to the cross the river in search of Ma Site Devi. Lord Sri Ram promised that person that he will worshipped by that person's caste (pattapu kapu).^[4]

They are mostly depends on hunting and catching of fish or aquatic life and otherwise doing agriculture e.t.c.

External links

• ISO request with word-list appended