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Malayalam language
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Malayalam
Malayalam
( ), sometimes referred to as
Kairali
, is a language spoken in
India
, predominantly in the state of
Kerala
. It is one of the 22
scheduled languages
of India and was designated a
Classical Language in India
in 2013. Malayalam has
official language
status in the state of
Kerala
and in the union territories of
Lakshadweep
and
Puducherry
. It belongs to the
Dravidian family of languages
and is spoken by some 38 million people. Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of
Tamil Nadu
and
Karnataka
; with some speakers in the
Nilgiris
,
Kanyakumari
and
Coimbatore
districts of
Tamil Nadu
, and the
Dakshina Kannada
and
Kodagu
districts of
Karnataka
.
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