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Malayalam
Malayalam

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Malayalam and Chinese Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan

Total No. Of Countries

35
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National Language

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
China, Taiwan

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Indonesia, Malaysia

Regulated By

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council

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.
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

Similar To

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Japanese and Korean Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Malayalam vs Chinese Countries

Comparing Malayalam vs Chinese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Malayalam and Chinese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

Find if Malayalam and Chinese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Malayalam and Chinese speaking countries will give you the presence of Malayalam and Chinese languages in different countries. Along with Malayalam vs Chinese countries, you can also compare Malayalam vs Chinese.

Malayalam and Chinese as Minority Language

In Malayalam and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malayalam and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

If you want to compare Malayalam and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Malayalam vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Malayalam and Chinese Regulators

Malayalam and Chinese speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Chinese Language History.

Malayalam and Chinese Continents

Thinking about Malayalam and Chinese continents in which Malayalam and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malayalam and Chinese. Most of the Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Malayalam and Chinese languages:

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.

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Japanese and Korean Languages and derived from .