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Irula
Indigenous Group	Irula
Location	India, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala states, Thiruvallur, Chingelpet, Palaghat districts
Estimated Population	150,000 (Retrieved 2006, Action Aid)
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 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 Wikipedia, Irulas Aboriginal Productions, The Irulas of Attapadi Click Keralam, Cultural Description of Mudugas CBM Photo – Tribes of India – Badaga, Irula, Kurumba
NGOs	Irula Tribal Women’s Welfare Society (ITWWS) Asha for Education – An Action Group for Basic Education in India Action Aid Oxfam