Kaikadi language

Dravidian language of India
Kaikadi
Native toIndia
RegionMaharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
Native speakers
25,870 (2011 census)[1]
Language family
Dravidian
  • Southern
    • Tamil–Kannada
      • Tamil–Kodagu
        • Tamil–Malayalam
          • Tamil languages
            • Yerukula-Korava-Kaikadi
              • Kaikadi
Language codes
ISO 639-3kep
Glottologkaik1244

The Kaikadi language is a Dravidian language related to Tamil, spoken by about 23,000 people of the formerly nomad Kaikadi tribe primarily in Maharashtra.

References

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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