Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Total No. Of Countries
33
0
46
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National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5353
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1515
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4141
9
60
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Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
22
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Israel, kerala
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.0038,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Mappila
Mappila
Where They Speak
India
India
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.0038,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
France, kerala
France, kerala
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
33
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million38.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.57 %0.57 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
38.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
malayalam
malayalam
German Name
Malayalam
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
Malayali
Malayali
Origin
9th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early form
No early form
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Malayalam
Language Position
2929
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam
Signed Malayalam
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ml
ml
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mal
mal
ISO 639 2/B
mal
mal
ISO 639 3
mal
mal
ISO 639 6
mal
mal
Glottocode
mala1464
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic