Paniya

Paniya

Paniya is one of the languages of India. It is a language of the scheduled tribes with a majority of its speakers in the state of Kerala. It is also called as Pania, Paniyan and Panyah. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages. [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=pcg Linguistic Lineage for Paniya ] ] According to the 1981 Census, there were 63,827 speakers of Paniya which includes 56,952 in Kerala, 6,393 in Tamil Nadu, 482 in Karnataka. [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pcg Ethnologue report for language code:pcg ] ] Most of its speakers are found in the Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Malappuram districts of Kerala, and to the west of the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu.

ee also

* List of Indian languages by number of native speakers

References

Other external links

* http://www.languageinindia.com/may2001/paniya2.html
* http://apha.confex.com/apha/135am/techprogram/paper_163341.htm


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