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About Malayalam
Malayalam is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. It is one of the 22 official languages of India, spoken by around 36 million people. A native speaker of Malayalam is called a "Malayalee" (or sometimes a "Keraleeyan" or "Keralite") and the slang "Mallu" refers to both the language and to the native speakers. Malayalam is also spoken in Union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry (in Mahe/Mayyazhi). The language belongs to the family of Dravidian languages. Both the language and its writing system are closely related to Tamil. Malayalam has a script of its own. From "Malayalam", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam, 12/8/06, available under the terms of the GFDL
