Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
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Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Mappila
Mappila
Where They Speak
India
India
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
France, kerala
France, kerala
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
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Malayali
Malayali
Origin
9th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early form
No early form
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1464
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
Malayalam and Malayalam Speaking population
Malayalam and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Malayalam vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Malayalam Language Codes
Malayalam and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.