Eravallan people

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Eravallan people
Regions with significant populations
Kerala
Languages
Eravallan language[1]
Related ethnic groups
Dravidians, Malayalis, Tamils

The Eravallan are indigenous community regionally referred as Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering.[3][4]

Eravallan people believe in Hinduism and speak the Eravallan language.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kakkoth, Seetha (2004). "Demographic profile of an autochthonous tribe: the Aranadan of Kerala" (PDF). Anthropologist. 6 (3): 163–167. doi:10.1080/09720073.2004.11890848. S2CID 76518009. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ "KIRTADS | Tribals in Kerala". Kirtads.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ^ "100 Tribal Cosmogenies" (PDF). egyankosh.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  4. ^ totem (2014-12-18). "Tribal Communities of Kerala | totem". Totemngo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.