Alternate Names: Oorazhi, Uraly, Urli
Dialects: None known. Shares features with Tamil ,, Irula ,, and Kannada , (Lal 1991). Lexical similarity: 60%–71% with Malayalam ,, 54%–58% with Tamil ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 6,440 (2001 census).
Language Use: Mainly older adults. Still exists to some extent in two interior settlements, Memari and Vanchivayal. Being replaced by Malayalam [mal].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 73% (2001 census).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Irali Urali is a dialect of Irula , in Tamil Nadu. Urali Kurumba is an alternate name for Betta Kurumba , in Wayanad District, Kerala. Traditional religion.