Kerala farmer to write dictionary of tribal dialects
Kandamala Ramachandran, a farmer belonging to the Kuruma tribe in Kerala, is planning to come up with a dictionary of tribal dialects. The 41-year-old has travelled across Kerala over the last decade to research the oral languages of the Kuruma, Adiya, Paniya, Kattunayikka, and Oorali tribes. The dictionary, to be verified by scholars, is expected to have about 5,000 words.