Malyalam Spoken in India

*Region

•   Kerala
•   Lakshadweep
•   Karnataka, 
•   Tamil Nadu
•   Mahé 
•   Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• Total speakers-35,893,990.

•   33,015,420 in India (2001),
•   1,847,902 in other countries (2007):
•   773,624 in UAE
•   447,440 in Saudi Arabia
•   134,728 in Kuwait
•   134,019 in Oman
•   105,655 in USA
•   94,310 in Qatar
•   58,146 in Bahrain
•   26,237 in UK
•   15,600 in other Europe
•   11,346 in Canada
•   10,636 in Malaysia
•   7,800 in Singapore
•   7,094 in Australia and New Zealand

Ranking 32

Language family

1.   Dravidian
2.   Southern
3.   Tamil-Kannada
4.   Tamil-Kodagu
5.   Tamil-Malayalam