Alternate Names: Kurumba, Pal Kurumba
Dialects: None known. Separate from Alu Kurumba , and Kurumba Kannada ,. Lexical similarity: 82% with Muduga ,; 61%–70% with Irula ,, 50% with Alu Kurumba ,, 52% with Kurumba Kannada, 55% with Malayalam ,, 58% with Tamil ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,370 (1991 census).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Despite dissimilarity between Kurumba, Muduga [udg], and Irula [iru], each group uses their mother tongue to communicate with each other. Many use Muduga [udg]. Despite dissimilarity between Kurumba, Muduga, and Irula [iru], each group uses their mother tongue to communicate with each other. Also use Malayalam [mal], Tamil [tam].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 32% in Attapady; or 23% (27% men, 15% women), including other Kurumba in Wayanad District (1991 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: The least developed language group in Attapady. Thudukki variety is reportedly most pure. Hindu, traditional religion.