Malayalam languages

Malayalam language group

Malayalam

Geographic
distribution| South India
Linguistic classification| Dravidian

* South Dravidian
* South Dravidian I[1]
* Tamil–Kannada
* Tamil–Kodagu
* Tamil–Malayalam
* Malayalam

Glottolog| mala1541

The Malayalam languages, also known as the Malayalamoid languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Malayalam. In addition to Malayalam itself, they are:

* Paniya, Ravula, Beary, Aranadan, Judeo-Malayalam, Arabi Malayalam, Suriyani Malayalam, Kadar, Malapandaram, Malaryan, Malavedan, Mannan, Paliyan, Jeseri, Mullu Kurumba.

Unclassified Malankuravan and Kakkala may be Malayalam languages as well.

## Internal classification[edit]

Glottolog classifies the Malayalam languages as follows:[1]

Malayalamoid  |  |  |

Allar

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Aranadan

Kadar

Kalanadic |  |  |

Kalanadi

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Kunduvadi

Pathiya

Kanikkaran

Kurichiya

Malankuravan

Malaryan

Malavedan

Malayalam

Mullu Kurumba

Ravulic |  |  |

Paniya

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Ravula

Thachanadan

Ullatan

Vishavan

Wayanad Chetti

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Malayalamoid". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

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Dravidian languages

South|

| Tamil –
Kannada|

| Kannada
\- Badaga|

| Kannadoid|

* Kannada
* Holiya
* Moundadan Chetty
* Sholaga
* Alu Kurumba
* Betta Kurumba
* Jennu Kurumba

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* Badaga

Toda-Kota|

* Toda
* Kota

Kodagu|

* Kodava
* Urali

Irula|

* Irula
* Muduga
* Attapady Kurumba

Tamil -
Malayalam|

| Tamiloid|

* Tamil
* Sankethi
* Eravallan
* Kaikadi
* Mala Malasar
* Malasar
* Malapandaram
* Mannan
* Muthuvan
* Paliyan
* Pattapu
* Yerukala

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Malayalamoid|

* Malayalam
* Jeseri
* Arabi Malayalam (Mappila Malayalam)
* Judeo-Malayalam
* Suriyani Malayalam
* Allar
* Beary
* Eranadan
* Kadar
* Kalanadi
* Kanikkaran
* Kunduvadi
* Kurichiya
* Malamuthan
* Malankuravan
* Malaryan
* Malavedan
* Mullu Kurumba
* Paniya
* Pathiya
* Ravula
* Thachanadan
* Ullatan
* Vishavan
* Wayanad Chetti

Tulu-Koraga|

* Tulu
* Bellari
* Koraga
* Korra Koraga
* Mudu Koraga
* Kudiya

Others|

* Cholanaikkan
* Kakkala
* Kumbaran

South-Central|

| Teluguic|

* Telugu
* Chenchu
* Manna-Dora
* Mukha-Dora
* Waddar

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Gondi-Kui|

| Gondi|

* Gondi
* Khirwar
* Koya
* Madiya
* Muria
* Nagarchal
* Pardhan

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Konda-Kui|

* Konda
* Kui
* Kuvi
* Manda
* Pengo

Central|

| Kolami-Naiki|

* Kolami
* Naiki

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Parji–Gadaba|

* Duruwa
* Kondekor
* Ollari

North|

| Kurukh-Malto|

* Kurukh
* Malto
* Kumarbhag Paharia
* Sauria Paharia

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* Brahui

Proto-languages|

* Proto-Dravidian
* Proto-South Dravidian

Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)

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