Languages

Malayalam

Language

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Malayalam." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malayalam.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Malayalam. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malayalam

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-malayalam,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Malayalam},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malayalam},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Malayalam is a Dravidian language primarily spoken by the Malayali people, native to the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

mal 1

Speaker Count

37,000,000 1

2011 census, native speakers.

Cross-Tradition Connections

In Family

Dravidian

Source Wikipedia: Malayalam

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Malayalam

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Malayalam is a Dravidian language, primarily spoken by the Malayali people, native to the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahe district).

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1. Wikipedia: Malayalam

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