Malayalam is the official language of the state of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands of India. Malayalam is the mother tongue of about 31.8 million people.

It is believed that Malayalam derived from the Tamil language. Both the languages are considered to be of Dravidian origin. But, numerous words of Malayalam are borrowed from the Indo-Aryan language of Sanskrit, making its origin more difficult to trace. Unlike other Dravidian languages, Malayalam does not have personal endings on verbs; it follows Indo-Aryan languages in that aspect.

It is claimed that Malayalam originally evolved from Tamil but was modified by the changes in culture brought in by the Brahmins of the Aryan origin. Thereby, this complex process has added both the aspects of the Dravidian and Indo-Aryan languages to Malayalam.

The first historical evidence of the language of Malayalam is available from the about 830 AD. The independent writing script of the present day Malayalam is highly simplified from the one found from the 9th century. The script of the language has 37 consonants and 16 vowels.

Boasting about 100% literacy, Malayalam has a rich and versatile collection of modern literature. There are at least five main regional dialects of Malayalam and a number of communal dialects.

The liberal attitude of the people can be seen from the fact that many languages have coexisted with Malayalam and the interaction with these has changed Malayalam in various aspects. Words originating from English, Syrian, Latin, Portuguese, Arabic and Urdu are abound in Malayalam.

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