Malayalam

Malayalam /mæləˈjɑːləm/[3] (മലയാളം, Malayāḷam ? [mɐləjaːɭəm]), whiles referred tae as Kairali, is a leid spoken in Indie, predominantly in the state o Kerala.

Malayalam
മലയാളം Malayāḷam
Malayalam in Malayalam script
Native taeIndie
RegionKerala, Lakshadweep, Mahé (Puducherry)
EthnicityMalayali
Native speakers
40 million (2015)
Dravidian
  • Soothren Dravidian
    • Tamil–Kannada
      • Tamil–Kodagu
        • Tamil–Malayalam
          • Malayalam leids
            • Malayalam
Malayalam alphabet (Brahmic)
Malayalam Braille
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in
 Indian states: Kerala (State),[1] Lakshadweep (Territory), Puducherry (Territory)
Regulatit biAcademy for Malayalam literature, Govrenment o Kerala
Leid codes
ISO 639-1ml
ISO 639-2mal
ISO 639-3mal
Glottologmala1464[2]
Malayalam-speakin aurie

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