| Pattapu | |
|---|---|
| పట్టపు | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 200,000 or more (2013)[1] |
Early forms | |
| none | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ptq |
| Glottolog | patt1247 Pattapu |
Pattapu (IPA:[pɐʈːɐpu]) is a describedDravidian language ofAndhra Pradesh.[2]
Pattapu is spoken by a coastal community in Southern Andhra Pradesh, India. They are listed as anOther Backward Class.
They mostly live in the coastal areas ofNellore,Prakasam andBapatla districts. The people that speak the language belong to 146 different villages. The language is closely related toTamil but also has influences ofTelugu.[3]
Most of their villages have a temple dedicated toLord Sriram.
According to Ramayana: one person from this caste was helped byLord Sriram to cross the river in search ofMa Site Devi. Lord Sriram promised that person that he will be worshipped by that person's caste (pattapu kapu).[4]
They are mostly dependent on hunting, fishing and agriculture.
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