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मलयालम भाषा

Also known as Malayalam language

thumb|A Malayalam speaker, recorded in South Africa 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 (Mahé district). It is one of 22 scheduled languages, as well as one of 11 classical languages, of India. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé).

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Malayalam is a Dravidian language primarily spoken by the Malayali people in the Indian state of Kerala and certain union territories, and it holds the status of both a scheduled language and a classical language in India. It serves as an official language in Kerala, Lakshadweep, and the Mahé district of Puducherry, making it an important language for regional governance and cultural identity in these areas.

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Language.script: Malayalam script (Brahmic) Malayalam Braille Vatteluttu (historical) Koleluttu (historical) Malayanma (historical) Grantha (historical) Arabi Malayalam script (mostly historical) Suriyani Malayalam (historical) Hebrew script Latin script (informal)
Language.nation: India Kerala Lakshadweep (additional) Puducherry (Mahé)
Language.agency: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Government of Kerala
Language.iso1: ml
Language.iso2: mal
Language.iso3: mal
Language.imagecaption: Malayalam in Malayalam script
Language.image: Word Malayalam.svg
Language.image_class: skin-invert-image
Language.lingua: 49-EBE-ba
Language.map: Malayalam_language_(ml,_Q36236)_distribution.svg