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Malayalam and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Malayalam Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Malayalam and Kannada as Minority Language

In Malayalam and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malayalam and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Malayalam and Kannada Regulators

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

Malayalam and Kannada Continents

Thinking about Malayalam and Kannada continents in which Malayalam and Kannada speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malayalam and Kannada. Most of the Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. While Kannada 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 Malayalam and Kannada languages:

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

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

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