Irula is a Southern Dravidian language spoken mainly in the
Nilgiri mountains in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in
southern India. According to the 2011 census, there are 11,870
speakers of Irula.
Irula is also known as Erukala, Irava, Irulan, Irular, Irular
Mozhi, Irulavan, Iruliga, Iruligar, Kad Chensu or Korava.
Irula was first described and classified 1955 by Kamil Zvelebil,
a specialist in the languages of India. The language has a lot in
common with Tamil, especially Old Tamil, with some features from
Kannada. It used to be thought of as a mixture of Tamil and Kannada.
Irula alphabet
Irula is written with the Tamil alphabet in Tamil Nadu, and
with the Malayalam alphabet in Kerala.
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