Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Pakistan
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
معاف کرنا
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
India
Dialect 2
Mappila
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
India
India
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Rekhta
Where They Speak
France, kerala
South Asia
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Bihari
French Name
malayalam
ourdou
German Name
Malayalam
Urdu
Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Malayali
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
9th Century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mala1464
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Malayalam and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Urdu Speaking population
Malayalam and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Malayalam vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Urdu Language Codes
Malayalam and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.