Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. It is one of the 22 official languages of India, and it is used by around 36 million people[1]. Malayalam is also widely used in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Mahé, the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu and the Kodagu[1] and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka. It is also used by a large population of Indian expatriates living in Arab States, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Malayalam is thought to have developed from Tamil and began developing a body of literature by the 9th century AD[3]. The language uses a large proportion of Sanskrit vocabulary. Loans have also been made from Portuguese, Arabic and, in more recent times, English.
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