The Malayalamoid languages, also known as the Malayalam languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Malayalam. In addition to Malayalam itself, they are:
- Paniya, Ravula, Aranadan, Judeo-Malayalam, Arabi Malayalam, Suriyani Malayalam, Kadar, Malaryan, Malavedan, Mannan, Jeseri, Mullu Kurumba.
| Malayalamoid | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South India |
| Linguistic classification | Dravidian |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mala1541 |
Unclassified Kumbaran and Kakkala may be Malayalam languages as well.
Internal classification
Glottolog classifies the Malayalam languages as follows:[1]
| Malayalamoid | |
References
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