Language: Malayalam Find language
Estimated Global Speakers
35,152,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
121
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| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Indigenous | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
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Adiyan | India | 19,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.69 % | -1 | 1 |
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Aiyanavar | India | 24,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 78.67 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Ajila | India | 6,700 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ambalavasi | India | 151,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.32 % | -1 | 3 |
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Arasar | India | 73,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 77.60 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Arayan | Sri Lanka | 1,000 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 11.33 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Arayan | India | 198,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.92 % | -1 | 4 |
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Ayyanavar | India | 21,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.17 % | -1 | 1 |
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Bharathar | Sri Lanka | 1,800 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 82.23 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Brahmin Muttad | India | 47,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Brahmin Nambudiri | India | 94,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Brahmin Pancha Dravida | India | 145,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Chakkan | India | 300 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Chavalakkaran | India | 25,000 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 15.84 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Chengazhi Nambiyar | India | 700 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | India | 449,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 9 |
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Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | India | 42,000 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Cherumar Christian | India | 460,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Chingathanar | India | 800 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Eluthassan | India | 42,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Gavara | India | 17,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.01 % | -1 | 1 |
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Ilavan | India | 5,859,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.02 % | -1 | 117 |
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Ilavaniyan | India | 31,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ilavathi | India | 52,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ilayathu | India | 32,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Jew, Cochin | Israel | 11,000 | ● | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 |
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Kadan Wayanad | India | 200 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kakkalan | India | 16,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kalandi | India | 400 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kalladi | India | 43,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kallasari | India | 9,600 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kallattu Kurup | India | 900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kanakkan | India | 254,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.02 % | -1 | 5 |
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Kaniyan | India | 98,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.48 % | -1 | 2 |
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Karimpalan | India | 17,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kathikkaran | India | 800 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kavuthiyan | India | 30,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Keralamuthali | India | 9,100 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 34.79 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Kitaran | India | 2,900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kolayiri | India | 900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kollakar | India | 1,700 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kollara Karnataka | India | 300 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kootan | India | 11,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Krishnanvak | India | 59,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kundavadiga | India | 700 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kuravan | India | 485,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.92 % | -1 | 10 |
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Kurukkal | India | 3,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Malabar Catholic | India | 2,657,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malai Arayan | India | 40,000 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 47.43 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malai Pandaram | India | 4,800 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.42 % | -1 | 1 |
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Malai Vedan | India | 16,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.62 % | -1 | 1 |
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Malayalar | India | 900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Malayali | Canada | 19,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | United Arab Emirates | 315,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 15.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Bahrain | 56,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 40.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Myanmar (Burma) | 23,000 | 4 ● | Hinduism | 34.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Sri Lanka | 800 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 11.02 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malayali | Oman | 69,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 35.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | New Zealand | 6,100 | 5 ● | Hinduism | 15.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Singapore | 27,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 5.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | |
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Malayali | Qatar | 72,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | United States | 84,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 8.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali, Malayalam | Malaysia | 176,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 8.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Malayan, tribal | Sri Lanka | 1,600 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malayan, tribal | India | 40,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Malayarayar | India | 4,300 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 27.44 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Malayekandi | India | 1,800 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Malayekandi Vishavan | India | 100 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mannan, caste | India | 136,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.10 % | -1 | 3 |
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Mannan, tribal | India | 9,700 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.84 % | -1 | 1 |
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Mappila | Sri Lanka | 11,000 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mappila | India | 9,161,000 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 183 |
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Marakkan (Christian traditions) | India | 5,100 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mukkari | India | 1,900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | India | 40,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | India | 153,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,700 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Musari | India | 3,900 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Muthan | India | 7,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Muthuvan | India | 27,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.31 % | -1 | 1 |
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Nair | India | 6,663,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.25 % | -1 | 133 |
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Nair Anthur | India | 128,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Navait | India | 56,000 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Padannan | India | 8,500 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Palluvan | India | 6,600 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pandaram | India | 28,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Panditattan | India | 11,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Paravan | India | 128,000 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 29.34 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Pathiyan | India | 18,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pathynaickan | India | 300 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Perumannan | India | 86,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Pulaya Vettuvan | India | 1,100 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.83 % | -1 | 1 |
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Pulayan | India | 1,417,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 28 |
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Pulayan Thanda | India | 30,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pulayan Wayanad | India | 400 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shabi | India | 1,700 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Syrian Christian | Sri Lanka | 700 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Syrian Christian | India | 3,711,000 | ● | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Thandan | India | 252,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 4.66 % | -1 | 5 |
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Thandan Palakkad | India | 6,100 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Thantapulayan | India | 5,200 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Tiyattunni | India | 400 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ulladan | India | 21,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.10 % | -1 | 1 |
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Urali | India | 73,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.66 % | -1 | 1 |
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Valan | India | 88,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Valanchian | India | 5,300 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Vallan | India | 1,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Vannan Wayanad | India | 200 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Velakkithalanayan | Sri Lanka | 700 | ● | 2 ● | Hinduism | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Velakkithalanayan | India | 351,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 7 |
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Velan | India | 86,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Veluthadanayar | India | 199,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Vetan | India | 72,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 4.86 % | -1 | 1 |
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Vettuvan | India | 182,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Viswakarma Asari | India | 698,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.03 % | -1 | 14 |
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Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | India | 9,300 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Viswakarma Kallasari | India | 53,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Viswakarma Kollan | India | 190,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Viswakarma Thattan | India | 200,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Viswakarma Vilkurup | India | 12,000 | ● | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 121 | 94 ● | 625 |
| Item | Code |
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| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | mal |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
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| Language Alternate Names |
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| Alealum |
| Kasargod |
| Malayal |
| Malayalani |
| Malayali |
| Malean |
| Maliyad |
| Mallealle |
| Mapilla |
| Mopla |
| Moplah (Mapilla) |
| Dialects |
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| Central Kerala |
| Kayavar |
| Malabar |
| Mapila |
| Nagari-malayalam |
| Namboodiri |
| Nasrani |
| Nayar |
| North Kerala |
| Pulaya |
| South Kerala |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
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| Malayalam: Moplah |
| Moplah |
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