Malayalamoid | |
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Geographic distribution | South India |
Linguistic classification | Dravidian |
Early forms | |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | mala1541 |
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Unclassified Kumbaran and Kakkala may be Malayalam languages as well.
Glottolog classifies the Malayalam languages as follows: [1]
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