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| Irula |
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| Indigenous Group |
Irula (Also known as: Eravallan, Erukala, Irava, Irulan, Irular, Irular Mozhi, Irulavan, Iruliga, Iruligar, Kad Chensu, Korava) |
| Location |
India, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala states, Thiruvallur, Chingelpet, Palaghat districts, Tamil Nadu. |
| Estimated Population |
200,000 (2003, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Forest / Riverine |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Paid Labor / Hunter / Gatherer / Fishing / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Irula
Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil
Alternate names: Eravallan, Erukala, Irava, Irulan, Irular, Irular Mozhi, Irulavan, Iruliga, Iruligar, Kad Chensu, Korava
Dialects: Irula Pallar (Urali Irula), Mele Nadu Irula (Southern Irula), Northern Irula (Kasaba, Kasava, Kasuba), Vette Kada Irula |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Irula a language of India
Irulas
National Geographic News Article: India Snake Hunters Find Antidote to Joblessness
UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, The Irula tribal snake venom extraction cooperative
CBM Photo – Tribes of India – Badaga, Irula, Kurumba |
| NGOs |
Asha for Education – An Action Group for Basic Education in India
Action Aid
Oxfam
Womankind Worldwide |
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