Malayalam

Dravidian language: 

Malayalam (/ˌmæləˈjɑːləm/; 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. 

Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. 

Malayalam has official language status in Kerala and Puducherry (Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep and is spoken by 34 million people in India.

Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with a significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to the large populations of Malayali expatriates there.

They are a significant population in each city in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. Malayalam is closely related to the Tamil language.

The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of dispute among scholars.

The mainstream view holds that Malayalam descends from early Middle Tamil and separated from it sometime around the c. 9th century CE.

A second view argues for the development of the two languages out of "Proto-Dravidian" or "Proto-Tamil-Malayalam" in the prehistoric era, although this is generally rejected by historical linguists.

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