Dialects of Malayalam

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Malayalam is a Dravidian language , spoken predominantely in the Indian state of Kerala. A well organized and highly developed language, it possesses several dialects.

[edit] Regional dialects

The regional dialects of Malayalam can be divided into thirteen dialect areas.^[1] They are as follows:

South Travancore	Central Travancore	West Vempanad
North Travancore	Kochi (Cochin)	South Malabar
South Eastern Palghat	North Western Palghat	Central Malabar
Wayanad	North Malabar	Kasaragod
	Lakshadweep

[edit] References

1. ^ Subramoniam, V. I. (1997). Dravidian encyclopaedia. vol. 3, Language and literature. Thiruvananthapuram: International School of Dravidian Linguistics. Cit-P-487.Dravidian Encyclopedia