Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Mappila
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
France, kerala
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million
  
33
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
malayalam
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Malayalam
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Malayali
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
9th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early form
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Malayalam
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ml
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mal
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
mal
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
mal
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
mala1464
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available