Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
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
  
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Mappila
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
India
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
France, kerala
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million
  
33
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
malayalam
  
kannada
  
German Name
Malayalam
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Malayali
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
9th Century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early form
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Malayalam
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ml
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mal
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mal
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
mal
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1464
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available