Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Indonesia
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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 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.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Malay language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Terima kasih
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Apa kabar?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Selamat Pagi
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
mohon Untuk
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
maaf
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Permisi
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Mappila
Balinese
Where They Speak
India
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Indonesia, Malaysia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
malayalam
indonésien
German Name
Malayalam
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Malayali
Indonesians
Origin
9th Century
7th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early form
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1464
indo1316
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Malayalam and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Indonesian Speaking population
Malayalam and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Malayalam vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Indonesian Language Codes
Malayalam and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.