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Malayalam Language - Malayalam is one of the 23 official languages of India. Native to Kerala it is widely spoken in southern coastal region including Lakshadweep, Mahé (Mayyazhi), Kodagu (Coorg) and areas of Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala with about 35 million speakers of the language. A native speaker of Malayalam is known as 'Malayali'. Malayam is commonly use in government, commerce, and in mass communication of Malayalam speaking region. It is also spoken outside India in the countries like, Bahrain, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom by approximately 400,000 speakers. Thus, it has nearly 36 million worldwide speakers. Malayalam is known by a number of alternate names/pronunciations also like, Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyadi, and Mopla. Malayalam is most closely related to Tamil from which it separated about the 10th century AD. Other related languages of Malayalam are Aranadan, Kadar, and Ravula. Kerala is the state with 100% literacy rate hence, Malayalam boasts to have highest literate speakers than any other language speakers in India.

Malayalam is a Dravidian language that belongs to the Southern subfamily of the language. It is closely related to Tamil from which it separated in 10th century AD. The earliest literary composition in the language is from the 13th century. Like other major Dravidian languages, Malayalam has a number of regional and social dialects that marked distinctions in formal and informal usage of the language. The main dialects are, Malabar, Nagari, South Kerala, Central Kerala, North Kerala, Kayavar, Namboodiri, Moplah, Pulaya, Nasrani and Nayar. Malayalam has its own writing script known as Vatteluttu, which is a combination of Sanskrit alphabets and special Dravidian letters. It is a symboilc script written from left to right on horizontal lines and contains the largest number of symbols in the entire Dravidian language system. It is also known as one of the most graphically complex writing systems. The Malayalam language script consists of 51 letters including 16 vowels and 37 consonants. The present style of writing came into existence in late 70s or early 80s when the different letters for typeset reduced from 900 to less than 90. But apart from all these complexities Malayalam is quite rich in literature. In Kerala alone, there are about 150 daily newspapers, over 200 weekly periodicals, and over 500 monthly journals published in Malayalam. The most widely circulated newspaper in India is also written in Malayalam.

Highlights

We, at Indo Vacations have designed a special course in Malayalam Language Course that helps you to learn this wonderful language. While designing this course we have taken greatest care of the fact, that this course is intended for people or students who do not belong to the Malayalam speaking regions. This course has planned in association with experienced instructors, who have expertise in teaching foreign students whose native language is not Malayalam. This course has planned with enough flexibility in terms of duration that mainly depends on the interest of student and the availability of trainer. This course is an individual course, means you will get lessons by a personal trainer. You are free to ask questions, take your time at the exercises and practice the sentences as long as you and your teachers are satisfied with the pronunciation. Normally these classes run five days in a week with daily sessions of 5 hours. The daily classes are divided in two sessions pre lunch and post lunch session. However, the timing can be rearranged by your trainer with your consent. Our language program is an inclusive program that includes your accommodation also. We normally arrange your accommodation within 10 minute reaching time to your teacher. This will facilitate better coordination between you and your trainer and safe your time and money as well. For accommodation, we provide you the different options; stay with an Indian family or choose a guesthouse or pain guest accommodation. We generally suggest you to stay with local family so that you get better environment for learning the language. You will learn a lot by listening and speaking to your host family. You will also get a chance to experience the rich Malayali culture and south Indian way of living. During your stay, you will be provided a personal room with bath and WC, round the clock cold & warm water, meals including breakfast, Lunch and dinner as well as Tea & coffee, facilities for laundry, internet etc.

At present, we are conducting this Malayalam Language Course in Kerala, and other major cities of India. We would arrange your transfer from nearby international Airport, if wished so, on nominal charges. We could also plan tours to nearby places or any other destination in India and assist you for every other travel tour services needed by you. For any further information regarding Malayalam Language Course or travel tour services, do write us and give us a pleasure to assist you.

Languages

• Hindi

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English
• Hindi

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month in advance

Indo Vacations's Mission Statement

Indo Vacations offers different courses in Hindi in association with experienced instructors in India and abroad. The courses are of different time duration that can be designed as per the interest of student and the availability of the teacher.

Year Founded

2000