Indonesian and Malayalam Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Indonesia
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Malay language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Sanskrit Language
Indonesian and Malayalam as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Malayalam as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Malayalam dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Malayalam Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Malayalam Regulators
Indonesian and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Malayalam Language History.
Indonesian and Malayalam Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Malayalam continents in which Indonesian and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Malayalam. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Malayalam languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Malayalam Interesting Facts:
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.