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Malayalam and Urdu Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
32
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
1.8 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.
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Arabic and Hindi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language

Malayalam vs Urdu Countries

Comparing Malayalam vs Urdu countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Malayalam and Urdu languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Urdu is official language is 2

Find if Malayalam and Urdu are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Malayalam and Urdu speaking countries will give you the presence of Malayalam and Urdu languages in different countries. Along with Malayalam vs Urdu countries, you can also compare Malayalam vs Urdu.

Malayalam and Urdu as Minority Language

In Malayalam and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malayalam and Urdu 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Malayalam and Urdu Regulators

Malayalam and Urdu speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Urdu Language History.

Malayalam and Urdu Continents

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

Malayalam 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.

Urdu Interesting Facts:

  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages and derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language.