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Malayalam ( / ˌmæləˈjɑːləm /; [ 5] 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. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India.
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 ]
Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six classical languages of India. [ 1] Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala.
Although many Malayalam Unicode fonts are available for old and new Malayalam lipi, most users opt for fonts like AnjaliOldLipi, Rachana and Meera which follows the traditional Malayalam writing style. Early editors adopted specialized Malayalam Unicode input tools based on the Varamozhi keyboard, a phonetic transliteration device. The project ...
The word Malayāḷalipi (Meaning: Malayalam script) written in the Malayalam script According to scholars, the Malayalam language is descended from a dialect of the Tamil Language spoken on the Malabar coast, and largely arose because of its geographical isolation from the rest of the Tamil speaking areas.
Mampalli copper plate (10th century CE), the earliest record to mention the Kollam Era. The Malayalam Calendar, or the Kollam Era ( Malayalam: കൊല്ലവർഷം, romanized : Kollavaṟṣaṁ ), is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala. The origin of the calendar has been dated to 825 CE, commemorating the establishment of Kollam ...
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan. Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan ( pronunciation ⓘ, Tuñcattŭ Rāmānujan Eḻuttacchan) ( fl. 16th century) was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist. [ 1] He was one of the prāchīna kavithrayam (old triad) of Malayalam literature, the other two being Kunchan Nambiar and Cherusseri.
Deepika, the oldest Malayalam newspaper now in circulation, was established in 1887. Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam, Deshabhimani, Janayugom, Siraj Daily, Suprabhaatham, Janmabhumi, Chandrika, Kerala Kaumudi, General, Veekshanam, Madhyamam and Varthamanam are major newspapers in Malayalam. Malayala Manorama holds the record for the ...