title: Mullu Kurumba language
text: # Mullu Kurumba language
  
  Mullu Kurumba is a Southern Dravidian language closely related to Malayalam.
  
  ## Geographical distribution
  
  According to Ethnologue, approximately 25,000 Mullu Kurumba speakers are situated in the Sulthan Bathery and Vythiri tahsils in the Wayanad district of Kerala; and the remaining more than 1,000 are situated in Erumad and Cherangodu villages of the Gudalur Tahsil, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu.
  
  