ISO 639-3 · iruiru
Dravidian family
Irula
Irula is a language of the Tamil languages branch (Dravidian), spoken in India. Wikidata describes it as “Dravidian language spoken in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
iru- Glottocode
irul1243- Family
- Dravidian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Irula |
|---|---|
| Also called | Irula language, Iruliga |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Dravidian to Irula
The branches above Irula, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in India
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