What is the position of Malayalam language in India?
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What is the position of Malayalam language in India?
In terms of literary output, achievement and glory, Malayalam stands third among Indian languages. And, coming to modern literature, the most coveted and rich languages in India are Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali. On the basis of population it is found that Malayalam ranks fourth.
What level language is Malayalam?
Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé), and is spoken by 34 million people worldwide….
| Malayalam | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Dravidian Southern Dravidian Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil-Malayalam Malayalam languages Malayalam |
What is the position of Malayalam language in world languages?
Malayalam is the mother tongue of 3.5 crores of people’; and it takes the 27th place in the list of world languages spoken by the largest number of people.
What language was spoken in Kerala before Malayalam?
Malayalam evolved either from a western dialect of Tamil or from the branch of Proto-Dravidian from which modern Tamil also evolved. The earliest record of the language is an inscription dated to approximately 830 ce. An early and extensive influx of Sanskrit words influenced the Malayalam script.
What is the position of Kerala in terms of area?
| Kerala | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 21st |
| Highest elevation (Anamudi) | 2,695 m (8,842 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Kuttanad) | −2.2 m (−7.2 ft) |
How many languages are spoken in Kerala?
As far as language is concerned Kasaragod occupies a unique position in the map of Kerala. There are as many as seven languages used actively by a considerable number of people in Kasaragod. Though the administrative language is Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe, Kannada, Marathi and Konkani are also spoken.
Who made Kerala?
Kerala is first mentioned (as Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century-bce rock inscription left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. In the last centuries bce this region became famous among the Greeks and Romans for its spices (especially pepper).
Why is Kerala called Kerala?
The name Kerala is derived from kera, the local Malayalam word for coconut, and there is an abundance of palm trees across the state, the spiky dark green fronds acting as natural parasols against the glare of the sun.
Who speaks proper Malayalam in Kerala?
People from Kollam District, Kerala speak the most pure form of Malayalam without any dialect.