Malayalam

ISO 639-3: malLiving10 writing systems

Malayalam is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: mal). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Malayalam (ISO 15924: Mlym), Arabic (ISO 15924: Arab) and Latin (ISO 15924: Latn). Braille notation is also recorded through multiple-source attestation. Single-source script relationships for Malayalam include Vatteluttu, Kolezhuthu, Syriac, Hebrew, Malayanma and Grantha.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Malayalam
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: MlymFamily: Brahmic / IndicOrigin: South AsiaLiving
Arabic
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: ArabFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Latin
Alphabet
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving
Braille
Notation / Other
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Brai
Vatteluttu
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Vatteluttu
Kolezhuthu
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Kolezhuthu
Syriac
Abjad
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: SyrcFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Hebrew
Abjad
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: HebrFamily: Semitic / PhoenicianOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Malayanma
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Malayanma
Grantha
Abugida
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: GranFamily: Brahmic / IndicOrigin: South AsiaLiving

Cached CLDR Character Repertoires

Main charactersMalayalam

അഅഃഅംആഇഈഉഊഋഎഏഐഒഓഔകഖഗഘങചഛജഝഞടഠഡഢണതഥദധനപഫബഭമയരലവശഷസഹളഴറ

Auxiliary characters

‌‍ഃൠഌൡൿൺൻംർൽൾാിീുൂൃെേൈൊോൗ്

Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale ml, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore Malayalam in Malayalam: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.

Other languages written in Malayalam

Malayalam shares an attested relationship with the Malayalam script (ISO 15924: Mlym) — with these languages:

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