Kadar language

Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Kadar
Native to	India
Region	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	2,000 (2004 survey)^[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Malayalam languages Kadar
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kej`
Glottolog	`kada1242`

Kadar is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam.

References

^ Kadar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Dravidian languages

South

Tamil–Kannada

Kannada
- Badaga

Kannadoid	Kannada Holiya Maundadan Chetti Sholaga Alu Kurumba Betta Kurumba Jennu Kurumba

Badaga

Toda-Kota

Kota

Kodagu

Kodava
Urali

Irula

Tamil -
Malayalam

Tamiloid	Tamil Sankethi Eravallan Kaikadi Mala Malasar Malasar Malapandaram Mannan Muthuvan Paliyan Pattapu Yerukala
Malayalamoid	Malayalam Jeseri Arabi Malayalam (Mappila Malayalam) Judeo-Malayalam Suriyani Malayalam Allar Beary Eranadan Kadar Kalanadi Kanikkaran Kunduvadi Kurichiya Malamuthan Malankuravan Malaryan Malavedan Mullu Kurumba Paniya Pathiya Ravula Thachanadan Ullatan Vishavan Wayanad Chetti

Tulu-Koraga

Others

South-Central

Telugu
- Chenchu
- Manna-Dora
- Mukha-Dora
- Waddar

Gondi-Kui

Gondi	Gondi Khirwar Koya Madiya Muria Nagarchal Pardhan
Konda-Kui	Konda Kui Kuvi Manda Pengo

Central

Kolami-Naiki	Kolami Naiki
Parji–Gadaba	Duruwa Kondekor Ollari

Kurukh-Malto	Kurukh Malto Kumarbhag Paharia Sauria Paharia
Brahui

Proto-languages

Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)

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