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Urali language

Urali is a dialect of Irula, a southern Dravidian language. It is spoken by the Urali tribe in the hills around Idukki in Kerala, and Bargur in Tamil Nadu. It is still commonly spoken among the community.

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Urali
Native toKerala, India
RegionIdukki
Ethnicity12,986 (2011 census)
Dravidian
Language codes
ISO 639-3url
Glottologural1274

Urali (IPA: [uːraːɭi]) is a dialect of Irula, a southern Dravidian language. It is spoken by the Urali tribe in the hills around Idukki in Kerala, and Bargur in Tamil Nadu.2 It is still commonly spoken among the community.3

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  1. Zvelebil, K. V. (1979). "Irula Riddles". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 42 (2): 361–368. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00145926. JSTOR 615027.
  2. Saravanan, S. p (2019-06-16). "When 100-odd teachers travel nearly 8-hour to reach school". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. Chinnasamy, Pavithra; Arumugam, Rajendran; Ariyan, Sarvalingam (2019-04-01). "In silico validation of the indigenous knowledge of the herbal medicines among tribal communities in Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary, India". Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 9 (2): 143–155. doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2018.01.008. ISSN 2225-4110. PMC 6435952. PMID 30963049.