Alternate Names: Nil, Pania, Paniyan, Panyah
Dialects: Intelligibility of Malappura Paniya by Kodava , is 66%. Lexical similarity: 79%–88% between dialects and Malappuram Paniya, 71% with Kodaku , and Kodava ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 94,000 (2003).
Language Use: Home, religion. Also use Kannada [kan], Malayalam [mal], Tamil [tam].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 41% for Kerala, 26% for Tamil Nadu (2001 census).
Writing System: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu, traditional religion.