Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Philippines
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Salamat
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Maayong Buntag
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Palihug
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Boholano
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Bohol
Dialect 2
Mappila
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
India
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
North Kana
Where They Speak
France, kerala
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
malayalam
cebuano
German Name
Malayalam
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Malayali
Cebuano people
Origin
9th Century
16th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ml
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1464
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Malayalam and Cebuano Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Cebuano Speaking population
Malayalam and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Cebuano on Malayalam vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Cebuano Language Codes
Malayalam and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.