Malayalam

A language of India

Karnataka state: Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, and Mysore districts; Kerala and Lakshadweep states; Puducherry state: Mahe; Tamil Nadu state: Colimbatore, The Nilgiris, and Tirunelveli districts.

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Australia

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

53,200 in Australia (2016 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Bahrain

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

20,700 in Bahrain (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Canada

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

28,600 in Canada (2016 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Israel

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

11,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Malaysia

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

35,800 in Malaysia (Salleh 2006).

Location

Peninsular: western states.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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New Zealand

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

4,370 in New Zealand (2013 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Oman

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

228,000 in Oman (2020).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Qatar

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

78,900 in Qatar (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Singapore

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

26,300 in Singapore (2010 census).

Location

Scattered.

Alternate Names

Alealum, Malayal, Malayalani, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.

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Sri Lanka

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

713,000 in Sri Lanka (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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United Arab Emirates

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

329,000 in United Arab Emirates (2021 Joshua Project).

Location

Scattered communities.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. The Malayali are immigrant workers from India in the United Arab Emirates (2016 J. Leclerc).

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United Kingdom

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

37,400 in United Kingdom (2011 census). England and Wales 36,200, Northern Ireland 1,210.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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United States

Language NameMalayalam

User Population

146,000 in United States (2015 census).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Most also use English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Malayalam

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