The Tamiloid languages, also known as the Tamil languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil.
In addition to Tamil itself, they are Eravallan, Kaikadi, Mala Malasar, Malasar, Malapandaram, Mannan, Muthuvan, Paliyan, Pattapu, Bugandi and Yerukala.
Arwi is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims.
Kakkala may be either a Tamil language or one of the Malayalam languages.
Glottolog classifies the Tamiloid languages as follows:[1] Mala Malasar Malapandaram Eravallan Malasar Mannan Muthuvan Old Tamil Paliyan Tamil Kaikadi Pattapu Yerukula This Dravidian languages-related article is a stub.