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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kurichia, Kurichchia, Kowohans, Kurichiyars, Kuruchans
CLASSIFICATION		Dravidian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kfh
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
29,400
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
32,746 (2001 census data)

DATE OF INFO: 2004

DOMAINS OF USE

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Many prefer Malayalam over their mother tongue and think children should learn Malayalam first. Possible reluctance to use mother tongue outside of village domain."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Malayalam

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Kerala, Wayanad District, Mananthavady, Vythiri tahsils; Kannur, Kozhikode districts.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
29,375
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

DOMAINS OF USE

MORE ON VITALITY

Language is experiencing shift.

PLACES: India

		World Oral Literature Project					http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			29,375		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		Glottolog					http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.															11.82, 75.52
	2012	Personal Communication		Personal Communication				Gregory Anderson	Gregory Anderson. 2012. "Personal Communication."									Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Language is experiencing shift.	14	India
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	32,746 (2001 census data)	29,400	2004	10000-99999	all	Malayalam	all	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	"Many prefer Malayalam over their mother tongue and think children should learn Malayalam first. Possible reluctance to use mother tongue outside of village domain."	14	India	Kerala, Wayanad District, Mananthavady, Vythiri tahsils; Kannur, Kozhikode districts.

Kurichiya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,375

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Discussion

Kurichiya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,375

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Discussion

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