Eranadan language

Eranadan
ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ
ا٘يرَناڊَن
Native toIndia
RegionMalappuram District
EthnicityAranadan
Native speakers
200 in more accessible areas (2001 census)
Dravidian
Early forms
Ponnani script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3aaf
Glottologaran1261
ELPAranadan

Eranadan (ISO: ēṟanāṭan; Malayalam: ഏറനാടൻ; Arabic: ا٘يرَناڊَن) is a Dravidian language spoken by several hundred people, predominantly in the region of Eranad, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is classified under the Malayalamoid languages. It is also known as Malappuram Bhasha or Mapla Bhasha.