Alternate Names: Ambuvilluvedar, Villu Vedan, Vilvedan
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 91% between Eravallan of Coimbatore and of Palakkad, 70%–74% with Tamil ,, 59%–77% with Irula ,, 77%–86% with Malasar ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 (2001). Ethnic population: 5,440 (2001 census). 3,890 in Kerala and 1,560 in Tamil Nadu.
Language Use: Shifting to Tamil [tam]. Most children learn Tamil first. Also use Tamil [tam].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 42% in Tamil. Resistant toward literacy in Eravallan.
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu, traditional religion.