TAMIL TRIBALS: THEIR LANGUAGE AND ORIGIN

 

 

TAMIL TRIBALS: THEIR LANGUAGE AND ORIGIN

No.	TRIBAL NAME	LIVING PLACE	LANGUAGE	ORIGIN
1	Aranaadan	Kovai (Annamalai)	Malayala sub language
2	Alu Kurum bar	The Nilgiris	Kannada mixed language	Old Palava tradition
3	Erular	Kovai (Annamalai), Maruthamalai, Siruvaani, Mettupalayam), Kanchipuram(Chengalpattu), Salem, The Nilgiris (Coodaloor, Connor, Kothagiri), Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram	Erula language – Tamil sub language	Driven out by enemies into the hills from Kovai plains
4	Uuraali	The Nilgiris ( Sathyamangalam)	Tamil mixed with Malayalam	The Nilgiris
5	Erukala	Kanchipuram(Chengalpattu)	Tamil sub language - Malayalam mixed	Kuravar tribe
6	Eravalan	Kovai hills	Tamil mixed with Malayalam
7	Kasabar	The Nilgiris (Coodaloor, Udagamandalam	Kasabar language – Kannadam & Tamil mixed	Mysore
8	Kaatu Naayakar	The Nilgiris (Coodaloor, Mudhumalai)	Kannada sub language	Old Palava tribe
9	Kaanikaarar	Kanyakumari (pehchiparai & Keeriparai hills) Tirunelveli (Ambasamudram, Mahendragiri)	Malayalam, Tamil	Pandia Nadu – driven out by Islamic invasion
10	Khaddar	Kovai (Annamalai, Parambikulam, Kangkadavu, Perumpaarai), Trichy, Thanjai	Kannada mixed language	Old Palava tribe
11	Kurumbar	The Nilgiris plains	Kannada mixed	Old Palava tribe
12	Kudimalaikudi	Tamilnadu – Karnataka border hills	Thulu
13	Kurichaan	Dharmapuri	Kannada sub language	Karnataka
14	Kondaaretti	Tamil – Andhra border hills	Telugu
15	Kochu Velan	The Nilgiris higher hills	Malayalam
16	Khothar	The Nilgiris, Erode, Kovai, Dharmapuri	Kannadam & Tamil mixed	Kambatraayan god's sweat
17	Cholikar	The Nilgiris	Kannada sub language
18	Cholzha Nayakar	The Nilgiris
19	Thodar	The Nilgiris	Dravidian sub language	Mesopotamia, sumeria, Sindhi, distant Australia – many views
20	Pathimalasaar	Kovai (Annamalai)	Tamil
21	Palzhiyar	Madurai, Ramanathapuram (Sriviliputhur), Dindigul (west hills)	Tamil	Murugan Valli Palzhiyachiamman
22	Paniyar	The Nilgiris	Tamil- Malayalam sub language	vaannasuram
23	Pulaiyar	Dindigul (Palanimalai), Kovai (Annamalai)	Tamil	Pandian State
24	Petta Kurumbar	The Nilgiris (Coodaloor)	Kannada sub language	Mysore
25	Mahaamalasaar	Kovai (Udumalapettai), Pollahchi, Dindigul (Palzhani)	Tamil
26	Mala Araiyan	The Nilgiris
27	Malakuravan	Kanyakumari	Malayalam	Pandian State
28	Malasaar	Kovai		Karnataka
29	Malapandaram	Kanniyakumari	Malayalam	Pandian State
30	Malamalasaar	Kovai (Annamalai)	Tamil sub language
31	Malayalzhi	Salem, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Trichy	Tamil sub language	Kanchipuram Velallar, Kongu Velallar
32	Malaivedan	Madurai, Villupuram, Kanchipuram, Dharmapuri, Salem, Kovai, Thanjai, Kanniyakumari	Veda language – Tamil & Malayalam mixed	Pandian State hired warriors
33	Mannaan	Madurai (Kodaikanal)	Tamil sub language	Pandian State warriors
34	Muthuvar	Kovai, Madurai	Muthuvar language	Pandian State
35	Mullu Kurumbar	The Nilgiris	Kannada sub language or Malayalam sub language	Shiva who gave a boon to Arjun