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Malayalam and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
17   
14

How Many Consonants
41   
30
27   
17

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Hach ch'i   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
India   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Rambani   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
5.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
5.42 million   
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
malayalam   
kashmiri   

German Name
Malayalam   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
9th Century   
12th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Kashmiri   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
kas   

ISO 639 3
mal   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
kash1277   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Malayalam and Kashmiri Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Kashmiri Speaking population

Malayalam and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Kashmiri on Malayalam vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Kashmiri Language Codes

Malayalam and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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