Malayalam

Summary

Malayalam is a modern language^[1]. Malayalam ranks in the top 9% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,694 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malayalam is in the country of India^[3].
• Malayalam's instance of is recorded as modern language^[4].
• Malayalam's instance of is recorded as natural language^[5].
• Malayalam is a type of Malayalam^[6].
• Malayalam is a type of Dravidian^[7].
• Malayalam's writing system is recorded as Malayalam script^[8].
• Malayalam's writing system is recorded as Arabi Malayalam script^[9].
• Malayalam is part of Classical Languages of India^[10].
• Malayalam is part of Schedule languages of India^[11].
• Malayalam's Commons category is recorded as Malayalam language^[12].
• Malayalam's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ml^[13].
• Malayalam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.6, 'lon': 76.5}^[14].
• Malayalam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malayalam language^[15].
• Malayalam's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+37100000'}^[16].
• Malayalam's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Malayalam's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Malayalam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Malayalam's topic has template is recorded as Q36491149^[20].
• Malayalam's has characteristic is recorded as Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation in Malayalam^[21].
• Malayalam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'മലയാളം'}^[22].
• Malayalam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'مَلَیٰاۻَمْ'}^[23].
• Malayalam's different from is recorded as Malay^[24].
• Malayalam's indigenous to is recorded as Karnataka^[25].
• Malayalam's indigenous to is recorded as Kerala^[26].
• Malayalam's indigenous to is recorded as Lakshadweep^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include modern language^[4] and natural language^[5]. Recorded subclass of include Malayalam^[6] and Dravidian^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include Classical Languages of India^[10], a heritage designation^[28], in India^[29] and Schedule languages of India^[11], in India^[30].

Why It Matters

Malayalam ranks in the top 9% of modern_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,694 views/month).^[2] Malayalam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Malayalam is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]