Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Malayalam and Arabic as Minority Language
In Malayalam and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malayalam and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Malayalam and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Malayalam vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Malayalam and Arabic Regulators
Malayalam and Arabic speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Arabic Language History.
Malayalam and Arabic Continents
Thinking about Malayalam and Arabic continents in which Malayalam and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malayalam and Arabic. Most of the Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, 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 Malayalam and Arabic languages:
Malayalam 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.
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.