Language code: ml
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ml
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The table below provides technical details for the Malayalam language, designated by the ml code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Malayalam Native മലയാളം |
| Family | Southern |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Malabar (Northern Malayalam)Central KeralaTravancore (Southern Malayalam)NamboothiriNasrani (Syrian Christian Malayalam)Mappila (Moplah) |
| Related languages | TamilKannadaTuluKodava |
| Key facts | Uses its own Brahmic-derived script with 15 vowel signs and 36 consonant lettersExhibits strong diglossia between formal literary style and everyday colloquial speechClassical literature features Manipravalam, a deliberate blend of Malayalam and SanskritContains extensive loanwords from Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and English due to centuries of maritime tradeHolds one of the world’s longest single-word palindromes: ‘മലയാളമ’ (malayāḷam). |
| Sample phrase | നമസ്കാരം, നിങ്ങള് സുഖമാണോ? |
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Malayalam belongs to the Dravidian language family, specifically the Southern subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep in India. Malayalam is also commonly spoken in Mahe, which is part of the union territory of Puducherry. It is primarily written using the Malayalam script, with the Latin script also occasionally used for transliteration purposes. It is estimated that there are more than 37 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
35M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Malayalam speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
ml-IN – Malayalam (India)
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
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- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ