Alternate Names: Mala Koravan, Malaikuravan, Malakkuravan, Male Kuravan
Dialects: Malayadiars.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,600 (2001 census). 260 in Kerala, 18,300 in Tamil Nadu.
Language Use: Also use Tamil [tam].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 53% for Kerala, 41% for Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Reported to speak a dialect of Malayalam , with many borrowed words and phrases from Tamil. Traditional religion, Hindu.