Alternate Names: Aranatan, Eranadans
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 63%–69% with Malayalam ,, 53%–55% with Tamil ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200 (2001 census). Census did not include all people in interior settlements.
Language Use: Vitality in Malappuram District questionable due to small population, no separate settlements, living with Malayalis. Low education level helps keep language stable. Home, village. Negative attitudes. Most have at least basic proficiency in Malayalam [mal], which is used in all the same domains as Aranadan.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 36%–41% in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.