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Malayalam language

Malayalam

മലയാളം

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Malayalam in Malayalam script
Native to India
Region South India
Ethnicity Malayali
Native speakers
38 million (2007)
Malayalam script (Brahmic)
Malayalam Braille
Vatteluttu alphabet (historical)
Kolezhuthu (historical)
Malayanma (historical)
Grantha (historical)
Official status
Official language in

 India:

Regulated by Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala
Language codes
ISO 639-1 ml
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3
Glottolog mala1464
Linguasphere 49-EBE-ba
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Malayalam-speaking area

മലയാളം

 India:

Malayalam /mʌləˈjɑːləm/ (മലയാളം, Malayāḷam ?[mɐləjaːɭəm]) is a language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013. It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century. Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people. Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka.


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