1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Andra Pradesh, India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Tamil
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Telugu Script
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
3.3 How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
3.4 Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
3.7 Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
3.8 Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
3.9 Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
3.12 Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA170,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Manna-Dora
4.3.1 Where They Speak
France, kerala
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA30,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
38.00 million80.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
38.00 million75.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
తెలుగు (telugu)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early form
Early Telugu epigraphy
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology