Irula language

Irula
Irula
இருளா
Native to	India
Region	Nilgiri Mountains
Ethnicity	Irula
Native speakers	11,870 (2011 census); Census conflates some speakers with Tamil
Language family	Dravidian South Dravidian Tamil–Kannada Irula–Muduga Irula; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tamil script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	iru
Glottolog	irul1243
ELP	Irula
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Irula is a Dravidian language spoken by the Irulas who inhabit the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, India.^[2] It is closely related to Tamil. It is written in the Tamil script.

^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ Perialwar (1979), p. 1.