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A Malayalam speaker, recorded in South Africa. Malayalam (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ j ɑː l ə m /; [9] മലയാളം, Malayāḷam, IPA: [mɐlɐjaːɭɐm] ⓘ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people.
Old Malayalam, the inscriptional language found in Kerala from c. 9th to c. 13th century CE, [1] is the earliest attested form of Malayalam. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The language was employed in several official records and transactions (at the level of the Chera Perumal kings as well as the upper-caste village temples). [ 2 ]
3 Malayalam. 4 Sanskrit. 5 Tamil. 6 Telugu. 7 Other languages. 8 Marathi. ... Etymology of Selected Words of Indian Language Origin Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback ...
The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Congee, porridge, water with rice; uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), [7] Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaññi (കഞ്ഞി). [citation needed] Alternatively, possibly from Gujarati, [8] which is not a Dravidian language.
Malayalam, the native language of Malayalis, has its origin from the words mala meaning "mountain" and alam meaning "land" or "locality". [27] Kerala was usually known as Malabar in the foreign trade circles in the medieval era. [28]
The history of ancient Kerala is deeply intertwined with ancient Tamilagam, and the Tamil and Malayalam languages are closely related. The dialect of Malayalam spoken today in the taluks of Chittur and Palakkad in Kerala has slight tamil influence due to mixing with tamil migrants living in the region and the tamil spoken by Palakkad iyers has large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been ...
The word Malayāḷalipi (Meaning: Malayalam script) written in the Malayalam script The Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University is situated at Thunchan Parambu, Tirur, Malappuram Malayalam in mobile phone. The Sangam literature can be considered as the ancient predecessor of Malayalam. [19]
The origin of Malayalam calendar dates back to year 825 CE. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] It is generally agreed that the Quilon Syrian copper plates of 849/850 CE is the available oldest inscription written in Old Malayalam .