Pattapu is a described Dravidian language of Andhra Pradesh.[2]
| 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 |
They mostly live in the coastal areas of Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts. The people that speak the language belong to 146 different villages. The language is closely related to Tamil but also has influences of Telugu.[3]
Most of their villages have a temple dedicated to Lord Sriram.
According to Ramayana :: one of person from this caste was helped to the "lord sri ram" to the cross the river. In search of "Ma site devi" And "lord sri ram" is give promised to that person, I will worshipped by your caste (pattapu kapu)
They are mostly depends on hunting and catching of fishes or aquatic animals and Otherwise agriculture e.t.c[citation needed]
External links
edit- ISO request with word-list appended
References
edit- ^ Pattapu at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ Ruth Rebbavarapu (19 July 2013), Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code: Change Request Number: 2013-020 (PDF) (in English and Pattapu), ISO 639-3 Registration Authority, Wikidata Q130343748
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "'పట్టపు' భాష మాది! | - | Sakshi" [The language of 'Pattapu' is ours]. Sakshi (in Telugu).
