Language

Malayalam

Malayalam is a language in the Dravidian family spoken in 16 countries.

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Scripture in Malayalam

A complete Bible is reported in Malayalam.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Malayalam is spoken

  • India
  • Australia
  • Bahrain
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Kuwait
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States

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About Malayalam

Language family
Dravidian
ISO 639-3 code
mal
Glottocode
mala1464
Also known as
Malayalam: Kayavar

Dialects and varieties 19

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Malayalam as a whole.

  • Central KeralaNo known Scripture
  • ErnadNo known Scripture
  • JeseriNo known Scripture
  • JewishNo known Scripture
  • KasargodNo known Scripture
  • Kasargod MalavettuvaNo known Scripture
  • KayavarNo known Scripture
  • MalabarNo known Scripture
  • MoplahNo known Scripture
  • NagariNo known Scripture
  • NamboodiriNo known Scripture
  • NasraniNo known Scripture
  • NayarNo known Scripture
  • North KeralaNo known Scripture
  • NuclearNo known Scripture
  • PulayaNo known Scripture
  • South KeralaNo known Scripture
  • Tai BhashaNo known Scripture
  • TiyyaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.