Malayalam script

Brahmic script used commonly to write the Malayalam language
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Malayalam script
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Malayalam script

Summary

Malayalam script is an abugida[1]. It draws 777 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #11 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malayalam script's instance of is recorded as abugida[3].
  • Malayalam script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Malayalam script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Malayalam script's based on is recorded as Grantha[6].
  • Malayalam script is used for Malayalam[7].
  • Malayalam script's Commons category is recorded as Malayalam script[8].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Malayalam[9].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Konkani[10].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[11].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Paniya[12].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Betta Kurumba[13].
  • Malayalam script's language of work or name is recorded as Ravula[14].
  • Malayalam script comprises Malayalam A[15].
  • Malayalam script comprises ആ[16].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഇ[17].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഈ[18].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഉ[19].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഊ[20].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഋ[21].
  • Malayalam script comprises ൠ[22].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഌ[23].
  • Malayalam script comprises ൡ[24].
  • Malayalam script comprises എ[25].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഏ[26].
  • Malayalam script comprises ഐ[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abugida[3], natural writing system[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Use and Application

Malayalam script is used for Malayalam[7]. Components include Malayalam A[15], an it letter[28]; ആ[16], an it letter[29]; ഇ[17], an it letter[30]; ഈ[18], an it letter[31]; ഉ[19], an it letter[32]; and ഊ[20], an it letter[33].

Why It Matters

Malayalam script draws 777 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #11 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Акшарамал.svg, Malayalam Alphasyllabary.jpg, Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Trimmed.jpg +1
    Native label മലയാളലിപി
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Trimmed.jpg"
  2. 7d ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label മലയാളലിപി
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: മലയാളം"
  3. 8d ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Inception +0830-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category Category:Malayalam script
    Has part(s) Malayalam A, ആ, ഇ +60
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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