Dialects: None known. Reportedly cannot understand Telugu , on Wayanad District radio. Lexical similarity: 48% with Telugu ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,000 (2004 NLCI).
Language Use: Fairly vigorous in Wayanad District although Malayalam [mal] is used some in home and village. Positive attitudes in Wayanad District.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: below 50% in older adult age group in Kerala.
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Kumbaran are a subcaste of Chettiars (or Adi Andhra) whose caste occupation is pottery or any work with mud or clay. Ethnonym: Adi Andhra (a Scheduled Caste). Ethnic autonym: Kusavan. Kusavan caste also speaks Kumbaran. Hindu, traditional religion.