Malayalam was first believed to be written in the Tamil-Brahmi script. Over time, the modern Malayalam letter evolved from Grantha and Vattezhuthu alphabet, both of which independently evolved from the Tamil-Brahmi script[1].
At present, Malayalam is the official language of the Indian state of Kerala, union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry[2][3], and it is also commonly spoken in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Malayalam alphabets are broken down into Vowels and Consonant letters. In addition, numerals in Malayalam are also written in Malayalam script.
Below is the breakdown of Vowels, Consonants and Numerals in Malayalam.
Malayalam Vowel Letters
Malayalam vowel, also called Swaraksharanghal (സ്വരാക്ഷരങ്ങൾ), can be classified into independent and dependent vowel.
Independent vowel is used at the beginning of a syllable, whereas dependent vowel is used when the vowel follows a consonant.
Independent Vowels:
Dependent Vowels:
Malayalam Consonant Letters
Consonant in Malayalam are also called vyanjanam (വ്യഞ്ജനം). There are 42 consonant letters in Malayalam.
Malayalam Consonant with Group Letters
Malayalam Numeral Letters
Malayalam has its own numeric symbols to denote numbers and fractions. At present, however, either Hindu or Latin numeral systems are commonly used.
Malayalam Special Character Letters
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
References:
- [1] Unicode Consortium. "Malayalam". The Unicode Standard, Version 15.0. Retrieved from https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0D00.pdf
- [2] Government of Kerala. "Official Language". Retrieved from https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/71c09b29-b6bb-4e10-93bc-5c9e4e61c0b0
- [3] Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. "Languages". Retrieved from Census of India 2011
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