Countries
South Africa
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Total No. Of Countries
13
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46
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National Language
South Africa
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language