Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
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
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
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.
  
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Mappila
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
France, kerala
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million
  
33
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
malayalam
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Malayalam
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Malayali
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
9th Century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early form
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Malayalam
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ml
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mal
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
mal
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
mal
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1464
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available