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Kannada and Malayalam Speaking countries


Malayalam and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

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Kannada and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Kannada and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Kannada and Malayalam as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

If you want to compare Kannada and Malayalam dialects, then you can go to Kannada vs Malayalam Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kannada and Malayalam Regulators

Kannada and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Kannada and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Kannada and Malayalam Language History.

Kannada and Malayalam Continents

Thinking about Kannada and Malayalam continents in which Kannada and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kannada and Malayalam. Most of the Kannada speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Kannada and Malayalam languages:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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