The Malayalam word itself comes from mala, meaning «hill, mountain», perhaps combined with alam («depth, place») or al («person»). Originally, Malayalam referred to only one region, but gradually the term evolved to describe the language of the inhabitants of the Malayalam region. Do you see this long and thin area in the lower left corner of India? This is Kerala. വ്യാഖ്യാനം (മംഗ്ലീഷില് ടൈപ്പ് ചെയ്യാം) Indian languages are far removed from the languages of Europe and belong to the Indo-European family, but they are more widespread in northern India. Hindi and Sanskrit are two well-known Indian languages. Malayalam is the name of a language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. — Malayalammovies (@Mollywood_movie) August 17, 2019. The Dravidian languages are not related to any other known language family. Although we can say that Indian languages and European languages descend in different ways from a common root, the ancestor of the Dravidian languages is Proto-Dravidian, and Dravidian is the only descendant of this branch of languages, of which Malayalam is a subgroup. In 1901, the total number of Malayalam speakers in all of India was only about six million. — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 17, 2019 Malayalam is a palindrome: it reads both upside down and forward! Malayalam is mainly used as any other word describing a particular language and culture.
Just as we would speak of French (the language) or French cinema, we can say that Malayalam is a distinctive feature of Malayalam cinema. മറ്റു വിവരങ്ങള് (നിര് ബന്ധമില്ല) About 30 million Indian citizens speak Malayalam, and 90% of these people live in Kerala. Some neighbouring states also have a minority population speaking Malayalam. For this reason, it is the official language of Kerala. So if you see anyone talking about Indian actors making their Malayalam debut, it just means it`s their first time acting in a film in that language. Malayalam is a language spoken in southwestern India, particularly in the state of Kerala. A common context in which you might see it is in the film industry. Indian films (commonly known as Bollywood films) are produced in many different languages. This is because India has great linguistic diversity. If Indian films were shot only in Hindi, it would exclude a huge market.
Often, actors work in several different languages to increase their opportunities and notoriety. Malayalam has its own special writing (writing system) and a rich literary tradition dating back centuries. #Prasanna its debut in Malayalam through the Day of the Brothers pic.twitter.com/DU0QiulEJ3 Fun fact: Malayalam-speaking people have their own calendar, also called the Kollam era, which dates back to the 800s! The culture of Malayalam-speaking people could also be described by the word Malayalam – for example Malayalam traditions. A speaker of Malayalam, or a member of a Malayalam-speaking group in Kerala, is called Malayali. The word Malayalam can also be used as an adjective to describe the culture of the people who speak this language. India is linguistically incredibly diverse, but many of its languages fall into two groups: Indian or Dravidian. Malayalam is closely related to another language of the region, Tamil, although there is scientific disagreement about their exact proximity. Nevertheless, both are Dravidian languages.
Dravidian languages are widespread in southern India. On this day of Chingam 1 in the Malayalam calendar, my greetings to the people of Kerala and especially to my constituents of Thiruvananthapuram! pic.twitter.com/p4vkxrfbwY I don`t know of a complete record of the terminology of South India`s fourth main language, Malayalam.