| Wayanad Chetti | |
|---|---|
| വയനാട് ചെറ്റി | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2004)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
Early forms | |
| Tamil script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ctt |
| Glottolog | waya1264 |
Wayanad Chetti (IPA:[ʋɐjɐnaːɖə̆t͡ʃeʈːi]), orChetti, is aSouthern Dravidian language ofIndia spoken by Wayanadan Chetti community in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. It has 62-76% lexical similarity with Gowder, 65% withJen Kurumba and 52% with Kannada.[2]Kannada is the closest major language.[3] Their language is also very similar toBadaga.[4]
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