Classification: Dravidian South Dravidian - endangered
Kadar is a Dravidian language of Kerala and Tamil Nadu that is closely related to Malayalam.
The Kadar language is an integral part of the cultural identity of the Kadar people, who are an indigenous community in the region. Efforts to document and preserve the language are ongoing but face difficulties due to modernization and language shift.
Endangered. The language faces challenges related to its limited number of speakers and the influence of dominant regional languages like Malayalam and Tamil.
Information from: "The World Atlas of Language Structures". Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer. Oxford University Press