Why is Malayalam so MYSTERIOUS?

[@mzksh]

നമ്മൾ നമ്മൾ പോലുമറിയാതെ അധോലോകമായി മാറി കഴിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു ഷാജിയേട്ടാ....🔥🔥

[@ClearExplain]

😂😂

[@FazilUmmer-ur6yk]

😂

[@anulakshmianu-u7n]

Sathym😂

[@smitab]

pinne alla...

[@n1gg4sf0r]

njan ithu comment cheyyan veruka aayirunnu

[@jishnu6942]

As a malayali . I am so happy and satisfied with the explanation

[@Nayan_Chakraborty]

@@jishnu6942 Namaskaram Bhai, I am Nayan Chakraborty from West Bengal. I need a help from you. 🙏🙏

[@lamewater772]

​@@OBCgenzWhat does "respected" even mean?

[@ClearExplain]

We should be grateful to Azhuthachan. I'm a bit upset about this video because it didn't acknowledge him or state that Azhuthachan is the father of the Malayalam language.

[@Nayan_Chakraborty]

@@jishnu6942 Namaskar sir, could you help me?

[@UniversityofUniverseOfficial]

@@ClearExplain Azhuthachan ❌ Ezhuthachan ✅

[@Itsakhilnair]

07:30 I studied in a Malayalam medium school. In 6th standard, my Malayalam teacher, a great scholar, taught us about an additional letter in the Malayalam script apart from the regular ones. She explained that this letter is pronounced as "li" and is used in the word "Kliptham" (which means "limited" in English). She also mentioned that many people are unaware of this letter and often print it as "ക്ലിപ്തം" incorrectly. Since then, for the past 22 years, I have been searching for someone who knows about this letter. Surprisingly, today I heard a non-Malayali pronounce this word correctly and even differentiate it accurately.

[@manut1349]

Between iru "ഋ" and A "എ" there was a letter called "ilu" when I started learning Malayalam 60 years back

[@shakkirptb]

ഌ 😯

[@rtkaimal3174]

This used to be taught in my aashaante kalari when I was 2.5 yrs ... Way back in 1988

[@AnuSri-e1m]

I'm Telugu have something similar kluptham "Kluptham ga cheppu" Meaning "tell in short/brief"

[@tanveeralam3690]

as an international student, I have met several people from the South India, especially Malayalis. I have to say they are the one of the best peoples, so down to earth, so empathetic, helpful and lively.

[@abymathew575]

Thanks for your nice comment. As a Malayali from Kerala I’m so happy to hear this comment from an international person. If you get a chance to visit India please come to Kerala, I’m sure it will be a great experience for you.

[@cyruswest7986]

Yeah they are much better than Bangladeshi Muslims.

[@lubinasadath4881]

As a Malayali Muslim I can confirm we are super chill (I fail Malayalam)

[@afsalmp160]

Thank you for the compliment...😊😊

[@tanveeralam3690]

@@cyruswest7986 in that case they are better than most indians ig.

[@muhammedanvar538]

First Mosque that is Kerala First church that is in Kerala First synagogue that is Kerala If you are thinking about Hinduism kerala gives to you adisankaracharya

[@MMX-fh5tn]

..because the lost city of Muziris on Malabar Coast was the most happening place in the Old World.. the New York City of the Old World..

[@abhijithsnathan3554]

​@@MMX-fh5tn yes now that place is called pattanam. Earlier muziris in malayalam was known as Muchiripattanam. It was near kodungalloor, which had trade relations with greek and rome. Thats why we call greeks as 'yavananamar' that is the ionian greeks. What a rich history we had.

[@Dhyaam5989]

Coz Kerala was hotspot for ancient globalisation hub

[@jinujacob5389]

Richest temple in the World

[@User38344]

Most converstions kerela😂

[@j.m.b.greengardens968]

Many years ago in the village in Northeastern New Mexico (U.S) where I grew up, for several years our high school guidance counselor was a man from Kerala. He was a thoroughly delightful person as were his wife and daughters. That was where I first heard of that region, and of the language Malayalam. Since then, Kerala has always fascinated me, and I have read and heard many things about it. I do not recall ever having heard any negative thing about it, though, of course, all places have less than desirable aspects. Much of what I have heard really resonates with me. Though I have never visited, perhaps I shall one day. I am also a language geek, so this was great fun. Thank-you for the lovely video.

[@mtkoshy6284]

As a proud Malyali, I can only appreciate this well researched and well made video.

[@mammutty1]

You are most welcome to visit our land " the God's own country " Keralam

[@jithine2573]

മച്ചാനെ well explained ✌🏼

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The Kings of Kerala (i.e Malayalam, Malanadu, Malamandalam etc) are referred to as 'Kerala, Keralaputhra, Keraladhinatha, Keralakularaja, Keralavarma etc' in all of known Indian history since the 3rd Century B.C including Kerala literary works. The south Indian invaders from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc have referred to the Kerala (Malabar) Kings as 'Sera, Serala, Chera, Cherama etc' in their Dravidian languages and as 'Kerala' in Sanskrit until the 12th century C.E in Indian history as it is the Malayali kings alone in the historical accounts of Kerala since the 9th Century C.E as consisting of the chieftain Kolathiri of Kolathunadu, Kurumpiyathiri of Kurumpranadu, Eralathiri of Eranadu, Vellathiri of Valluvanadu, Onathiri of Odanadu, Venathiri of Venadu etc who were the rulers of Kerala (Malabar) until the 18th Century C.E in Kerala history. The vernacular language of Kerala (i.e Keralabhasha) referred to as 'Tamizh' in the Kerala literary works possessed its own phonological and morphological features distinct from the 'Tamizh' of the inhabitants East of the Ghats (i.e Pandi, Chola, Konga, Thonda) in Indian history. For Example: "Sri vedavyaasa mahaarishi aruli cheyytha brahmaanda puraanathin madhyabhaagathe itha njaan tamizhaayi kondu ariyikkunnen" - Malayalam - Brahmanda Puranam (14th Century C.E) The view that Malayalam as having diverged from Tamil is certainly wrong, as we can see from the several archaic features of Malayalam.” - David Dean Shulman (linguist) : "The preservation of many early linguistic features in Malayalam and the altered reflections of those features in Tamil point to the differentiation between the East coast (Tamil area) and the West coast (Malayalam area)” - A. Govindankutty Menon (linguist) Only Kerala has the richest and longest history of Manipravalam and the 14th century treatise Lilatilakam, the only descriptive meta-text on Manipravalam defines it as the union of Sanskrit and Kerala-Bhasha (i.e Malayalam) as opposed to the union of Sanskrit with Pandya, Chola, Andhra or other regional south Indian languages. : For Example: Sakala phalasamriddhyai keralanaam prathaapam periya parashuramasyaajnjaaya yathra nithyam kanivodu mazha kaalam paarthupaarthar bhakaanaam janani mulakoduppaan ennapole varunnu” - Manipravalam (Malayalam-Sanskrit) - Candrotsavam (15th century C.E) The Dravidian languages of Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kannada, Telugu etc including the Tribal Languages (ex. Irula, Kurumba etc) are all emerging from a Proto-Dravidian language meaning an undocumented common spoken language in pre-history as attested by all linguists today.

[@Nithin90]

@@mammutty1 Sir, The invaders from Tamil Nadu such as the Chola king in his Sanskrit inscription has stated that "he had crossed the sahya mountains (western ghats) and destroyed the Kerala king and his country (Kerala) protected by the chief of the Brigus (i.e Lord Parashurama - Ex. "Jithva Kerala Bhupathim Brigupatheschithva Thapo Rakshitham Prithvim") which itself shows that the land of Kerala was known as the Parashurama Kshetra (i.e creation of parashurama) among even the non-keralites in history. I am trying to understand why the video creator spoke in depth about the St.Thomas tradition of Syrian Christians and even went to the extant of claiming that India was known as Ophir in the Bible unlike in the Quran or any other known texts in history yet did not mention a single word about the Parashurama tradition of the Kerala Hindus. Kerala was one of the 7 janapadas (kingdoms) of Bharata (i.e Indian subcontinent) along with Tulanga (tulu region), Konkana (konkan region) etc that were collectively known as the 'Parashurama Kshetra' (i.e creation of parashurama) as according to the Sanskrit scripture's (i.e Puranas) since known history.

[@sreedarshchicku9150]

as a malayali, fall in love with malayalam again , watching this

[@arroxelx3980]

You don't like English anymore ?😮

[@MMX-fh5tn]

@@arroxelx3980 English cannot match the literary traditions nor the melodic beauty of Malayalam, nor most other Indian languages. But English is also important as a global language.

[@matb2024]

I second that

[@lubinasadath4881]

As a malayali this is the most hardest subject (real)

[@SankirtanaGrace-zb5vo]

പിന്നല്ല ❤

[@shyamkiran]

നമ്മൾ അറിയാതെ നമ്മൾ എന്തൊക്കെയോ ആണ് 😮

[@abhijithsudhakar8119]

😂

[@mrbert8851]

Yess😂

[@Seraphinium]

Atholokam aayi shajiyetta 😂

[@user-ui4dw8tm2d]

സ്കൂളിൽ പഠിച്ചവർക്ക് അറിയാം 😏

[@mytab1-n9p]

അതിന് മലയാളം പഠിക്കാൻ പിള്ളേർക്ക് മടിയാണ്

[@Angelina_Sharon]

As a Malayali who hasn't lived in Kerala ever, I love this video so much because I've always wanted to learn more about my language and connect to my roots. I'm definitely going to try and read more about my history. I love being Malayali, and I'm constantly proud of my heritage.

[@joeljohny1337]

Same here 😅 I was born and raised in Delhi

[@sajeethnaveen1978]

​@@joeljohny1337Same here. I've never been to Kerala. My great grandparents' parents migrated from Kerala to Malaysia in the 1920s. Since then they have been in Malaysia. However, they managed to upkeep the Malayalam language and culture at home, which lead me into speaking, reading and writing the language today.

[@sooraj1104]

@@sajeethnaveen1978 great to hear that.

[@roymustang3247]

Kerala stands out as a state that gracefully preserves its deep-rooted traditions, seamlessly maintaining its rich cultural heritage without unnecessary fuss, offering a stark contrast to places where such heritage fades amidst loud fuss about cultural preservation.

[@mohitanand1844]

All Indian states preserve their culture . Also is cheering for m league and raising green flags ins your culture 😂😂😂

[@RajatG69]

@@mohitanand1844 and eating beef shows how liberal they are but if muslim resists pork its their religion rules

[@reshmithampy]

​@@RajatG69exactly. They can follow their religion, not impose it on others.

[@user-yx2jm4oq3s]

@@RajatG69In Kerala people have choices and rights. If a Hindu doesn't want to eat beef he/she can choose not to. If a Muslim don't want to eat pork he/she can chose not to. Nobody is gonna beat you up for eating or not eating beef or pork. Both these dishes are easily available in any city or rural area in Kerala.

[@user-yx2jm4oq3s]

@@mohitanand1844If raising saffron flag is okay? Then raising greem flag is also okay I guess. Both align with a particular religion. So don't do selective criticism. And when was the last time muslim league caused troubled to people from other community in Kerala like the Bajrag Dal, VHP, RSS guys who beat men and women for just holding hands in public.

[@rajeeshkallada]

As a native speaker , I am absolutely blown away by the effort and dedication you've put into this video! Your explanations were detailed and beautifully crafted, making it such a joy to watch and learn. The editing and narration were top-notch, and I could feel the passion you have for this topic in every second of the video. The unique video footages and songs you included were incredible-I even discovered some pieces for the first time, inspiring me to explore more. Your work not only celebrates the richness of my language but also creates a bridge for others to understand and appreciate it. Thank you for such an amazing contribution. This is truly a masterpiece! Looking forward to seeing more of your creations. 😊👏

[@christothomasm]

Hi ipo Dufai il ano'😊

[@EAGLEYES112]

Very true. The video did justice to the language, culture and people.

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The Kings of Kerala (i.e Malayalam, Malanadu, Malamandalam etc) are referred to as 'Kerala, Keralaputhra, Keraladhinatha, Keralakularaja, Keralavarma etc' in all of known Indian history since the 3rd Century B.C including Kerala literary works. The south Indian invaders from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc have referred to the Kerala (Malabar) Kings as 'Sera, Serala, Chera, Cherama etc' in their Dravidian languages and as 'Kerala' in Sanskrit until the 12th century C.E in Indian history as it is the Malayali kings alone in the historical accounts of Kerala since the 9th Century C.E as consisting of the chieftain Kolathiri of Kolathunadu, Kurumpiyathiri of Kurumpranadu, Eralathiri of Eranadu, Vellathiri of Valluvanadu, Onathiri of Odanadu, Venathiri of Venadu etc who were the rulers of Kerala (Malabar) until the 18th Century C.E in Kerala history. The vernacular language of Kerala (i.e Keralabhasha) referred to as 'Tamizh' in the Kerala literary works possessed its own phonological and morphological features distinct from the 'Tamizh' of the inhabitants East of the Ghats (i.e Pandi, Chola, Konga, Thonda) in Indian history. For Example: "Sri vedavyaasa mahaarishi aruli cheyytha brahmaanda puraanathin madhyabhaagathe itha njaan tamizhaayi kondu ariyikkunnen" - Malayalam - Brahmanda Puranam (14th Century C.E) The view that Malayalam as having diverged from Tamil is certainly wrong, as we can see from the several archaic features of Malayalam.” - David Dean Shulman (linguist) : "The preservation of many early linguistic features in Malayalam and the altered reflections of those features in Tamil point to the differentiation between the East coast (Tamil area) and the West coast (Malayalam area)” - A. Govindankutty Menon (linguist) Only Kerala has the richest and longest history of Manipravalam and the 14th century treatise Lilatilakam, the only descriptive meta-text on Manipravalam defines it as the union of Sanskrit and Kerala-Bhasha (i.e Malayalam) as opposed to the union of Sanskrit with Pandya, Chola, Andhra or other regional south Indian languages. : For Example: Sakala phalasamriddhyai keralanaam prathaapam periya parashuramasyaajnjaaya yathra nithyam kanivodu mazha kaalam paarthupaarthar bhakaanaam janani mulakoduppaan ennapole varunnu” - Manipravalam (Malayalam-Sanskrit) - Candrotsavam (15th century C.E) The Dravidian languages of Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kannada, Telugu etc including the Tribal Languages (ex. Irula, Kurumba etc) are all emerging from a Proto-Dravidian language meaning an undocumented common spoken language in pre-history as attested by all linguists today.

[@sriramamurtikakarla455]

Nice video! My liking for Malayalam and Kerala has enhanced with this video ( I am a Telugu person, by birth)

[@shesonjose9247]

As a malayali can say with confidence this is a work with lot of homework properly done. I believe you should give yourself a pat of back, which is the least I can say. But truly bro marvelous digging so deep you actually dissected the core of Indian language. If not in here in some place at some point this work would get it's deserving recognition 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tanvitripathi3997]

I am a filmmaker and fascinated with Kerala, I wanna make a film with Kerala as a character(not merely as a location), I wish to portray Kerala and Malayalam language as the best in my film.

[@adwinthomas2339]

It's very tough to portray entire Kerala, because even we malayalees wouldn't understand eachother because of different accents in different districts.😂

[@tanvitripathi3997]

@@adwinthomas2339 I wish I come to live in Kerala.

[@international_fraud]

@tanvitripathi3997 START LEARNING THE LANGUAGE THEN IT MIGHT LOOK EASY 4 U

[@tanvitripathi3997]

@@international_fraud I am learning it

[@Meenakshi0120]

it is a good explanation🙌, yet you didn't mention Ezhuthachan. He is known as the father of the Malayalam language .He is believed to have refined the language and was one of the main reasons why Malayalam became its own independent language.

[@LIL-y6f]

Father of Modern Malayalam Literature

[@errrorre]

It was enlightening to know more about my mother tongue

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The Kings of Kerala (i.e Malayalam, Malanadu, Malamandalam etc) are referred to as 'Kerala, Keralaputhra, Keraladhinatha, Keralakularaja, Keralavarma etc' in all of known Indian history since the 3rd Century B.C including Kerala literary works. The south Indian invaders from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc have referred to the Kerala (Malabar) Kings as 'Sera, Serala, Chera, Cherama etc' in their Dravidian languages and as 'Kerala' in Sanskrit until the 12th century C.E in Indian history as it is the Malayali kings alone in the historical accounts of Kerala since the 9th Century C.E as consisting of the chieftain Kolathiri of Kolathunadu, Kurumpiyathiri of Kurumpranadu, Eralathiri of Eranadu, Vellathiri of Valluvanadu, Onathiri of Odanadu, Venathiri of Venadu etc who were the rulers of Kerala (Malabar) until the 18th Century C.E in Kerala history. The vernacular language of Kerala (i.e Keralabhasha) referred to as 'Tamizh' in the Kerala literary works possessed its own phonological and morphological features distinct from the 'Tamizh' of the inhabitants East of the Ghats (i.e Pandi, Chola, Konga, Thonda) in Indian history. For Example: "Sri vedavyaasa mahaarishi aruli cheyytha brahmaanda puraanathin madhyabhaagathe itha njaan tamizhaayi kondu ariyikkunnen" - Malayalam - Brahmanda Puranam (14th Century C.E) The view that Malayalam as having diverged from Tamil is certainly wrong, as we can see from the several archaic features of Malayalam.” - David Dean Shulman (linguist) : "The preservation of many early linguistic features in Malayalam and the altered reflections of those features in Tamil point to the differentiation between the East coast (Tamil area) and the West coast (Malayalam area)” - A. Govindankutty Menon (linguist) Only Kerala has the richest and longest history of Manipravalam and the 14th century treatise Lilatilakam, the only descriptive meta-text on Manipravalam defines it as the union of Sanskrit and Kerala-Bhasha (i.e Malayalam) as opposed to the union of Sanskrit with Pandya, Chola, Andhra or other regional south Indian languages. : For Example: Sakala phalasamriddhyai keralanaam prathaapam periya parashuramasyaajnjaaya yathra nithyam kanivodu mazha kaalam paarthupaarthar bhakaanaam janani mulakoduppaan ennapole varunnu” - Manipravalam (Malayalam-Sanskrit) - Candrotsavam (15th century C.E) The Dravidian languages of Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kannada, Telugu etc including the Tribal Languages (ex. Irula, Kurumba etc) are all emerging from a Proto-Dravidian language meaning an undocumented common spoken language in pre-history as attested by all linguists today.

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The invaders from Tamil Nadu such as the Chola king in his Sanskrit inscription has stated that "he had crossed the sahya mountains (western ghats) and destroyed the Kerala king and his country (Kerala) protected by the chief of the Brigus (i.e Lord Parashurama - Ex. "Jithva Kerala Bhupathim Brigupatheschithva Thapo Rakshitham Prithvim") which itself shows that the land of Kerala was known as the Parashurama Kshetra (i.e creation of parashurama) among even the non-keralites in history. I am trying to understand why the video creator spoke in depth about the St.Thomas tradition of Syrian Christians and even went to the extant of claiming that India was known as Ophir in the Bible unlike in the Quran or any other known texts in history yet did not mention a single word about the Parashurama tradition of the Kerala Hindus. Kerala was one of the 7 janapadas (kingdoms) of Bharata (i.e Indian subcontinent) along with Tulanga (tulu region), Konkana (konkan region) etc that were collectively known as the 'Parashurama Kshetra' (i.e creation of parashurama) as according to the Sanskrit scripture's (i.e Puranas) since known history.

[@Alehyxzx]

As a malayali,The explanation is very true im very happy to know that kerala is getting the recognition it deserves

[@saiashwin9930]

Another thing I have observed in Malayalis is that they pick up new languages so quickly (though they tend to do their own pronunciations). For example, a Tamilian can understand Malayalam to an extent but can never speak malyalam unless they are raised in kerala for years, but a Malayali moving to Tamilnadu or just by watching Tamil movies can speak fluent Tamil within weeks

[@anwarmi2000]

True, I am a malayali who worked in TN for about 2.5 years. I learned to even read tamil (reading bus boards/movie posters etc), within few weeks. Advantage was that tamil had lesser letters (only hard consonents), so it is easier for malayali to learn, compared to vice versa. That's why Tamil movies do very well in kerala without dubbing.

[@debodatta7398]

Wrong lol Malayalis have a harsh and very noticeable accent when speaking Tamil, they don't realize they do since Tamils are so polite they'd never make mention of how terrible their tamil is.

[@nobstergaming25]

​@@debodatta7398what bro we all are human beings and language is only thing to communicate. If I say something you should understand and same vice versa so in my opinion accent doesn't matter when you can understand. Just speak if you can. I am a malayali and we don't mock you if you speak malayalam, as you say we can understand the difficulty. So forgive for our bad accent. 😊

[@anwarmi2000]

@@debodatta7398 , Maybe true that I (or malayalis) have accent. Anybody who learns and try to speak a different language will have their mother tongue influence. But, most people are appreciative of any non-native who makes an attempt to speak their language. I can never think of making fun or think it as disrespect if anybody tries to speak in malayalam with me and makes any mistakes/or have accent.

[@sarants4488]

​@@debodatta7398atleast malayalis can learn , understand and speak Tamil in short time ... meanwhile tamils struggle to do the same with malayalam...a malayali speaks better Tamil compared to a Tamil speaking malayalam

[@johanbijugeorge8826]

As a malayali, I appreciate it! Thank you and Nanni.

[@RajatG69]

welgum

[@WantToBeAGamer_07]

​@@RajatG69We pronunounce it as Velkkam not velgam(there is a double 'k' sound)

[@nubraofficial2345]

It's an English word. WELCOME​@WantToBeAGamer_07

[@arroxelx3980]

You people find orgasm if someone talks about your language. 😂

[@abhinavkrishna5505]

4:25

[@athulrajt520]

Man. What a well researched video about malayalam!. Even as a malayali I didn't know we had such rich heritage. Thanks a lot for doing this.

[@EscanorLionsinpride-bf3bc]

As a mallu living in delhi, this is the most comprehend video about malayalam. This is the best content about malayalam, that i wish to do, but can't, because of my limited knowledge. Your effort is absolutely amusing, and if someone ask me how a good content creator works, I will give your work as an example.

[@iip]

Thank you for the kind words, I am so happy I could justice to your mother tongue ❤

[@OBCgenz]

​@@iip next nepali language sir.. pride of Sikkim

[@kartikrajsingh1895]

But why are you staying in Delhi? This is our land.

[@kjroshan]

@@kartikrajsingh1895 We south indians really wish this to be made official, the way you want. So that we can live in peace. Take your land and leave us in peace.

[@SankirtanaGrace-zb5vo]

❤❤

[@azureous19]

Im Bengali and a proud one, but Kerala and Malayalam is dear too, I feel a connection with the place, I never been in Kerala but the atmosphere of Kerala feels like home

[@Kvh-r8s]

You always welcome brother

[@porothashawarma2339]

Kerala and Bengal are very similar .

[@azureous19]

@@Kvh-r8s Yes bro! Looking forward, Im not interested in visiting tourist places, want to witness the real Kerala, so trying to learn the basics of the language, hopefully within a year I will visit.

[@s9ka972]

@@azureous19 Authentic Kerala and Authentic Bengal are so similar

[@littletiger4u]

And as a malayali, I feel the same about Bengal too.. Though I am yet to visit the state!

[@Techno_Babble]

As a Malayali born outside Kerala (Haryana), I can attest to the fact that I can never understand Malayalam song lyrics in Malayalam movies. It's like there's a separate vocabulary for poetry, and I have no clue about it.

[@Paleo_Curious]

I am disappointed at you. But it's ok because I also lived in Haryana for a long time and as a result I don't know how to pronounce many Malayalam words and letters. Also meanings as well.

[@Paleo_Curious]

The poetry thing is actually true and it makes a sound better than just talking in Malayalam,do you get it. otherwise the poem will just sound like your talking in Malayalam

[@abhijithsnathan3554]

As a malayali i have found most malyalam song meanings are hard for even malayalis. Especially upto 10 years before it was so poetic. But now songs with common day to day use words are coming.

[@lasinar9090]

Same for malayalis grown up in kerala… Lol…

[@syhuhjk]

being a malayali bron and grown in kerala , i feel same . songs tend to use sanskrit words or words unique to certain region

[@Simonaliston]

As a malayalee so happy to see your video. I appreciate how well you have researched about Kerala and Malayalam.❤

[@Swargaru]

As an Odia, MalayaLam is my second favorite language after Odia. I’m currently learning both Odia and Malayalam, as I was a bit busy with my studies....... Keralam, the state I'm always obsessed with.❤

[@AchyutChaudhary]

*…and they both have really beautiful scripts!* 🇮🇳 ଓଡ଼ିଆ ✨ 🇮🇳 മലയാളം ✨

[@sujithkumar2041]

As a Malayali I always found Odia beautiful when written though i don’t know much about the language itself.

[@latestfashion8169]

Lots of love ❤ from kerala

[@anulakshmianu-u7n]

😍😍

[@govinddas7876]

Odia is a beautiful script. So elegant. I wish I could write.

[@sherinmathew9328]

OMG! In the last 26 minutes, It dig into 1,500 years of South Indian history, exploring hundreds of topics like history, language, literature, religion, and dialects. The content was so enriching-it transported me to another world and elevated my perspective to an entirely different level.

[@sanjaysajeev]

Man didn't expect it to go so deep. Some of the top notch content out there. If any one want a drive deep into the history and culture of Kerala The Ivory Throne by Manu S. Pillai would be a great choice.

[@AK-qf3uk]

Malayalam inherited the highest number of Sanskrit nouns. Esp. the ending 'am' in sanskrit repeats in malayalam. For ex: Sanskritham സംസ്‌കൃതം - sanskrit Mukham മുഖം - face nakham നഖം - nail Chithram ചിത്രം - picture

[@jpprakashan338]

Some times we use exact Sanskrit words like: karam- കരം, nayanam- നയനം, jalam- ജലം, adharam-അധരം and there are many more words.

[@novametallica]

I just realised Sanskrit is pronounced with the "am" sound in Sanskrit and Malayalam not even Hindi uses "am".

[@RoRZoro]

Meanwhile Hindi now mostly uses Persian words!

[@Arunvcpvr]

Yes 💯

[@keralanaturelover196]

Sanskrit just copied language 😂😂

[@anuradhakosalraman3459]

Loved the video. I'm a Bengali with a deep passion for Malyalam and anything that is related even remotely to Kerala. Thanks for this lovely video.

[@whitetiger3031]

Small error. When the lady was listing out Malayalam months, the last one was mentioned as Karkitam. But I have always heard it and seen it written as Karkitakam. കര്‍ക്കിടം vs കര്‍ക്കിടകം

[@cybersentient4758]

vadakara native here, i grew up hearing Karkitam instead of Karkitakam (only heard it in school)

[@sumajacob9241]

Yeah, it's karkidakam. I am from central travancore so I can affirm it as we have the malayalam truest to its original

[@WORLDENDEAVOUR.TRAVEL]

Yes and it's not arjun it's arjunan അർജ്ജുനൻ

[@smitab]

Karkidakam is the right word....

[@Rose-Jackie]

Its കർക്കിടകം

[@rin._7579]

Nice video. I dont know if u know this, but, Malabar Muslims, especially in Kannur and parts of Kozhikode, also actually follow a matrilineal system even today (yup, husbands move to the wife’s house, and kids take after mom’s family name). I‘m from kannur and the muslim community here follow this system. It’s believed this came from cultural exchange with the Nair community, who traditionally practiced matriliny.

[@Justaprix]

It is because the Arakkal Kingdom of Kannur converted to Islam when the King (forgot his name, not Cheraman perumal) converted to the religion through an Arab trader. He was a Hindu Nair , his progeny adopted the customs of the Nairs which you see today. Also, I am one and Nairs don't practice this anymore.

[@Muriveita_Simham]

@Justaprix but arakkal family also have hindu other side family

[@rin._7579]

@@Justaprix Arakkal Kingdom follows the matrilineal culture because it was formed from Chirakkal Kingdom. A princess of Chirakkal married a Muslim and the king instead of disowning her, gifted the area around Kannur, that‘s how arakkal kingdom was formed. The chirakkal kingdom were nairs and praticed matrilineal culture and the same was followed by arakkal kingdom. And from arakkal kingdom, this matrilineal system was passed on to Kannur Muslims - Dr P.K. Rajasekharan. This is what i‘ve read.

[@Justaprix]

@rin._7579 I read that Ali Raja of the Arakkal Kingdom converted to Islam, thus bringing the cultural influence over the area.

[@Wonderedalien]

Historically Malabar muslims expect Malappuram majority are either arab, Turkic, Persian,mongol,Jewish descents mix or convert from Upper caste .that's why language,set,music,culture, traditions,costom ,skin and dna is so fascinating.those who knows history and an automatically a blood connection makes upper caste people have soft corner with muslims of Malabar. Malappuram and coastal muslims are converted from low caste.giving golds to new born regarding gender isn't in Islam but do have in turkish traditions and Hinduism and mostly kannur , Kozhikode muslims follow this costume,Mughal such royal family also had this since theyre turks and not all. Speaking some words very easy for muslims and upper caste muslims and hard for others even coastal muslims pronounce is different.

[@justrelax9964]

Proud to be a Malayali Mera mathrubhasha Malayalam ❤ മല്ലൂസ് വന്നു ഒപ്പിട്ട് പൊക്കോളൂ ❤

[@yellowsky6663]

I'm a malayali.... It gives me so much information and knowlege... Kudos to your team💆🧚‍♂️

[@user-yx2jm4oq3s]

Long Live മലയാളം! Long Live Kerala! 🔥🌴🫀✊

[@dnd-yd2uu]

Long Live മലയാളം! Long Live Kerala! 🔥🌴🫀✊ Long Live India 🇮🇳

[@jeyabalan2]

Tamil person here, It took 6 months for me to learn to read the Malayalam script(we have many common and similar letters ). But even after living in Kerala and converse with malayalees I can't confidently say I can understand Malayalam (especially in Kozhikode/Malappuram). At the office I can understand and speak Malayalam for business but when in the street some passer-by randomly speaks something I'm becoming clueless and feels like an illiterate 😂

[@abdulvasih8]

Truly appreciate your efforts bro... And about the local dialects, even a Malayali will struggle to understand all of them 😂 Let it be.. Let's embrace togetherness! ❤

[@ManishMenon]

As a malayali, I was waiting so much for your Malayalam language video. Thank you so much Ashris 😍

[@Wallowchi]

Wow. I never knew. This is incredible. This kind of exposure to such a complex language could also be one of the contributing reasons to why Malayalis are able to integrate literally anywhere and in many instances even take over - in a way natives don’t really think its unnatural. The perfect immigrants - because they have a rock solid foundation.

[@mlg1279]

Foundation of language? Other than language, Kerala has very weak foundations

[@Dhyaam5989]

​​@@mlg1279Compared to other states I have felt language is our weak point and culturally Kerala preserves most. Be it festivals, arts, local festivals..it's still celebrated in urban and rural regions whereas in most other states it's being restricted to rural regions more and more. Kerala is culturally still orthodox - for example wearing traditional dress.

[@mlg1279]

@@Dhyaam5989 Why do u feel language is a weak point?

[@Dhyaam5989]

@mlg1279 Because number of young people who cannot read and write Malayalam fluently despite studying in State schools are increasing. Youngsters boast about forgetting how to write Malayalam after passing out school and college. I saw some posts in reddit where guy wasn't happy when he was asked to fill out Malayalm forms in village office. People were angry at officer for insisting he write in Malayalam. Several commentators agreed that they forget how to write Malayalam despite studying in Malayalam medium ..they struggle to write. This seems like weak point for any language when it's natives struggle.

[@mlg1279]

@@Dhyaam5989 I agree. However, this is happening all over India. As the medium of instruction of majority of the schools is English, this is bound to happen. In a matter of a few generations, India will be a country of brown saahebs.

[@ammurosejames1420]

Am a malayali and my husband is half tamil half malayali and we discuss a lot about languages and I also told him about Manipravalam which is the nascent stage of Malayalam but he just brushed it off, a few days latter he suggested this vedio to me and u have beautifully explained about the language.😊thank you

[@iip]

Manipravalam is a fascinating subject, I hope your husband can appreciate it now! 😊

[@MMX-fh5tn]

What's Manipravalam..?

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The Kings of Kerala (i.e Malayalam, Malanadu, Malamandalam etc) are referred to as 'Kerala, Keralaputhra, Keraladhinatha, Keralakularaja, Keralavarma etc' in all of known Indian history since the 3rd Century B.C including Kerala literary works. The south Indian invaders from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc have referred to the Kerala (Malabar) Kings as 'Sera, Serala, Chera, Cherama etc' in their Dravidian languages and as 'Kerala' in Sanskrit until the 12th century C.E in Indian history as it is the Malayali kings alone in the historical accounts of Kerala since the 9th Century C.E as consisting of the chieftain Kolathiri of Kolathunadu, Kurumpiyathiri of Kurumpranadu, Eralathiri of Eranadu, Vellathiri of Valluvanadu, Onathiri of Odanadu, Venathiri of Venadu etc who were the rulers of Kerala (Malabar) until the 18th Century C.E in Kerala history. The vernacular language of Kerala (i.e Keralabhasha) referred to as 'Tamizh' in the Kerala literary works possessed its own phonological and morphological features distinct from the 'Tamizh' of the inhabitants East of the Ghats (i.e Pandi, Chola, Konga, Thonda) in Indian history. For Example: "Sri vedavyaasa mahaarishi aruli cheyytha brahmaanda puraanathin madhyabhaagathe itha njaan tamizhaayi kondu ariyikkunnen" - Malayalam - Brahmanda Puranam (14th Century C.E) The view that Malayalam as having diverged from Tamil is certainly wrong, as we can see from the several archaic features of Malayalam.” - David Dean Shulman (linguist) : "The preservation of many early linguistic features in Malayalam and the altered reflections of those features in Tamil point to the differentiation between the East coast (Tamil area) and the West coast (Malayalam area)” - A. Govindankutty Menon (linguist) Only Kerala has the richest and longest history of Manipravalam and the 14th century treatise Lilatilakam, the only descriptive meta-text on Manipravalam defines it as the union of Sanskrit and Kerala-Bhasha (i.e Malayalam) as opposed to the union of Sanskrit with Pandya, Chola, Andhra or other regional south Indian languages. : For Example: Sakala phalasamriddhyai keralanaam prathaapam periya parashuramasyaajnjaaya yathra nithyam kanivodu mazha kaalam paarthupaarthar bhakaanaam janani mulakoduppaan ennapole varunnu” - Manipravalam (Malayalam-Sanskrit) - Candrotsavam (15th century C.E) The Dravidian languages of Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kannada, Telugu etc including the Tribal Languages (ex. Irula, Kurumba etc) are all emerging from a Proto-Dravidian language meaning an undocumented common spoken language in pre-history as attested by all linguists today.

[@Tariq_222]

I’m from Bangladesh, and last year, I visited Kerala-it was nothing short of magical. The people, culture, and landscapes felt like a warm hug for the soul. I secretly wish-if not Bengali, I’d love to be Malayali! ❤️❤️ May the hatred be defeated, may I get to meet God's own country once again.

[@imaXenoX]

Not happening with Radical islamist regime you have in your nation and attack sof Temples hindus and other Minorities

[@Pokssme]

Please ..if you are fundamental islamists.. no entry ⛔

[@DC-pm9lc]

How are things on ground there these days? I don't have any idea which source to trust right now.

[@whotfcaresaboutyouropinion]

Rare kanglu W

[@gustavkirchoff4633]

Panikku vannathavum annan lmao

[@jamalponnani1651]

❤❤❤ മലയാളിയെ പറ്റി അറിയണമെങ്കിൽ പുറം നാട്ടുകാര് പറയണം നമുക്ക് നമ്മളെ ഇത് വരെ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല❤❤❤❤❤

[@vishnumohannair8506]

He is a malayali, can tell from the pronunciation

[@sangeethasumamg]

​@@vishnumohannair8506his pronunciation has his mother tongue influence. He is not malayali

[@sangeethasumamg]

True. ..nammude culture il nammal confident avanam

[@DataEngineerVS98]

​@@vishnumohannair8506 Coz he is a dravidian, Telegu exactly

[@gokuldastvm]

അത്ര പ്രസിദ്ധമല്ലെങ്കിലും, ഭാഷാ ഗവേഷണത്തിലും സാങ്കേതികതയിലും ഇന്ത്യയിൽ മുന്നിട്ട് നിൽക്കുന്ന ഭാഷയാണ് മലയാളം. മലയാളം ഭാഷാപ്രവർത്തകരുടെ ചില ചർച്ചകൾ കണ്ടാൽ നമ്മളൊന്നും മലയാളികളേ അല്ലായെന്ന് തോന്നും. അത്രയ്ക്കുണ്ട് അതിലെ ഭാഷാസാങ്കേതികത.

[@elizabethkannachan]

It is so good to see such interest in Kerala and Malayalees all on a sudden.... We have to get used to being proud of our rich and diverse culture ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ImProWise_1]

As a Tamilan , Malayalam is my second favorite language after Tamizh. The beauty and rawness in this language is soo beautiful. I have a lot of mallu friends in college and i can speak malayalam in intermediate level since both Tamil and malayalam are soo similar ♥️

[@s9ka972]

Malayalam and Tamil are similar but not that similar as Sanskrit and Malayalam. Plus Malayalam took a lot of foreign influences from Aramiac .

[@cryptopia967]

❤️

[@thejus36]

❤

[@proudmisogynist]

But malayalis hates tamizhans 😂

[@thejus36]

@@proudmisogynist who Said that ? Tamils are our brothers

[@sainulabidh2258]

Anybody noticed? He started with a song and ended with the same song's music. And that music amazingly blends with the ending scenes. ❤

[@diputhampi5625]

സംസ്കൃത ഭാഷതൻ സ്വാഭാവികോജസ്സും സാക്ഷാൽ തമിഴിൻ്റെ സൗന്ദര്യവും ഒത്തുചേർന്നുള്ളൊരു ഭാഷയാണെൻ ഭാഷ മത്താടിക്കൊൾകഭിമാനമേ നീ.....❤❤ (മഹാകവി വള്ളത്തോൾ, എൻ്റെ ഭാഷ)

[@SriHarshaChilakapati]

These extra ऌ ॡ also exist in Telugu script. My mom remembers that they were removed from teaching during the Saamanya Bhaasha Vaadam movement. They are represented as ఌ and ౡ. Even the zh character has two letters in the Telugu script (ఴ LLLA and ౚ RRRA) which are present in before 10th century CE, but then got approximated by ళ and ఱ. Apart from this, this is pretty good research. Thanks man! Being interested in epigraphy, I'm learning a lot from your channel.

[@ku5285]

Same in Kannada! These are the same letters u mentioned in Kannada ಌ Lru,ೡ Lruu, like in Sanskrit ಱ Ra, ೞ Zha like in Tamil, Malayalam. Kannada and Telugu speakers can easily read each other's scripts, so i think i dont need to explain more.

[@SriHarshaChilakapati]

@ku5285 I did think they must be present in Kannada as well, as both Telugu and Kannada share sister scripts, but wasn't sure as I didn't find these letters in Kannada Gboard. Dunno why Gboard uses different layouts for Kannada and Telugu.

[@SriHarshaChilakapati]

@ku5285 Also present generation won't be able to recognise these letters unfortunately. Today even the Arka Vattu of Kannada (called as Sakata Repha in Telugu) is lost in Telugu because of printing press changes. I try a lot compared to my peers to read into old letters and manuscripts, and I'm not even completely sure where to use anunasikam ఁ because it is lost to history now.

[@ku5285]

@@SriHarshaChilakapati Even the original name of Telugu was written written with an anusvara(తెలుఁగు). I agree with you, the newer the generation, the lesser the proficiency in their mother tongue. We are all guilty of using English words in between our mother tongues. And the upcoming generations will have it even worse as English has become a status symbol. I got the obsolete letters from Wikipedia. There the letters are present over there. But unfortunately, i couldnt find the sakala repha u mentioned for telugu. Just search 'Telugu script' or 'Kannada script' Telugu also changed the way to write '3' in Telugu. Anuswaram i think is similar to chandrabindu in(चँ) in hindi.

[@SriHarshaChilakapati]

@ku5285 I got confused a little with the name in my previous comment. Writing this after talking to my mom and taking clarification. I meant the usage is ಸೂರ್ಯ but not ಸೂರ‌್ಯ in Kannada. This last symbol that looks like ౯ is called as Arka Vattu in Kannada and Valapula Gilaka in Telugu. Even in Telugu, before printing standardized, it used to be written as సూయ౯ only. Sakata Repha is the name for Bandi Ra which is ఱ letter.

[@saravanan-subramanian]

How this beautiful language’s words dance, soft and divine, Malayalam’s rhythm has always stirred this Tamil heart of mine. Each curve of its script, like rivers that flow,Whispering secrets sadly only to its speakers fully know. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for this beautiful production! ❤❤🙏🙏

[@sooraj1104]

❤

[@Subhakar-r4k]

Preserve this culture

[@Subhakar-r4k]

Support ex muslim community

[@Subhakar-r4k]

Support sanatan samiksha

[@porothashawarma2339]

We also feel the same about Tamil , its words and speeches are like pure poetry.

[@rajuts9444]

A superb video, covering many aspects of Malayalam language, culture and history. Nice explanation with power point presentation. I loved it ♥️ A small rejoinder - One thing is that Kalaripayattu (a kind of martial art using weapons) is mainly used not by the Nair warriors. It's used by the Thiyya community. Nairs were the Kshatriya kings' security guards and also the military personnel. But in Malabar mainly the Hindu Ezhava (Thiyya) community is associated with Kalari martial art. Thacholi Othenan, Unniyarcha, Aromal Chekavar belonged to this community. You could have included Thunjath Ezhuthachan, a poet of 16th century AD, and the father of modern Malayalam language. We in Kerala had the mighty Western Ghats to protect us from North Indian (other state) invasions. But had the luck to be in touch with the Arabs, the Europeans, the Jews & middle East to have a good mix and exposure of culture, religion, languages, businesses etc.. as early as the 15th Century AD with the coming of Vasco De Gama ( St. Thomas Apostle, the disciple of Jesus believed to have reached in Crangannore (Kodungallur) in kerala in AD 52). Sea route was the main reason for the arrival of foreigners to this place. It triggered development at a very early stage of history.. The English though looted us, transformed the lives of indigenous people through English education, ending untouchability, developing infrastructure etc.. Being a Malayali, thanks for your valuable try and effort in making us proud ♥️👍

[@michealshebinportlouise9625]

Mighty western ghats എന്തിനെ സംരക്ഷിച്ചു എന്നാണ് പറഞ്ഞു വരുന്നത്... തമിഴ് നാട് നിന്നുള്ള കുടിയേറ്റമോ അതോ നോർത്ത് ഇന്ത്യൻ കുടിയേട്ടമോ.. വെസ്റ്റേൺ ഘട്സ് ഉള്ളോണ്ട് എല്ലാരും പടിഞ്ഞാറോട്ട് തുഴഞ്ഞു പോയി അറബി സംസ്കാരം കൊണ്ട് വന്നു എന്നാ കണ്ടുപിടിത്തം ഭയങ്കരം തന്നെ, എന്തിനാണ് ഇങ്ങനെ ഒകെ ഉള്ള വെറുപ്പ് ചിന്താഗതി പുലർത്തുന്നത്

[@Nithin90]

Sir, The invaders from Tamil Nadu such as the Chola king in his Sanskrit inscription has stated that "he had crossed the sahya mountains (western ghats) and destroyed the Kerala king and his country (Kerala) protected by the chief of the Brigus (i.e Lord Parashurama - Ex. "Jithva Kerala Bhupathim Brigupatheschithva Thapo Rakshitham Prithvim") which itself shows that the land of Kerala was known as the Parashurama Kshetra (i.e creation of parashurama) among even the non-keralites in history. I am trying to understand why the video creator spoke in depth about the St.Thomas tradition of Syrian Christians and even went to the extant of claiming that India was known as Ophir in the Bible unlike in the Quran or any other known texts in history yet did not mention a single word about the Parashurama tradition of the Kerala Hindus. Kerala was one of the 7 janapadas (kingdoms) of Bharata (i.e Indian subcontinent) along with Tulanga (tulu region), Konkana (konkan region) etc that were collectively known as the 'Parashurama Kshetra' (i.e creation of parashurama) as according to the Sanskrit scripture's (i.e Puranas) since known history.

[@basithnizam]

As a Malayali, I’m amazed by the effort you put into making this video.

[@deeksha2964]

Omg is this becoming a series now? Would love to see videos on all indian languages like this. Very interesting

[@kiney0713]

One of the fewest of channels that I can LIKE even at the first few seconds... Very educative and awfully interesting 👍🏽👍🏽

[@ghaah]

Malayalam is the closest language to sanskrit. And north people find difficult to pronounce both Malayalam and Sanskrit. And for Malayalees its easy to pronounce other languages

[@0arjun077]

Tru,e speak loudly. Malayalis can speak Sanskrit better than North India. And north Indians be like Hindi should be the national language😂. I would say Malayalam should be the national language as it's the blend of 2 ancient Indian languages Sanskrit and Tamizh.

[@ghaah]

@0arjun077 Hindi and English are the official languages of India.

[@lobxalbion8291]

​@@ghaahindia has no official language brother

[@ghaah]

@@lobxalbion8291 India has two Official Languages (Hindi and English) and 22 Scheduled Languages as per the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

[@dapiridoob]

@@lobxalbion8291 India has no National Language. But English and Hindi are designated as official languages. Then there are 22 recognized languages, and states can also have their own official languages.

[@PLSPenter]

Sanskrit Iceberg 2 series Please continue it

[@Subhakar-r4k]

Support ex muslim community

[@jagatsimulation]

Part 1 was bs

First of all I would to express my heartfelt admiration for creating such a remarkable and informative video, enriched with outstanding examples. Rarely have I encountered content on the Malayalam language presented with such depth and clarity-my sincerest gratitude for this exceptional effort. I feel immense pride in being born in a magnificent country like India, renowned for its unparalleled culture, rituals, traditions, diverse communities, and rich heritage. Equally, I am profoundly honored to identify as a Malayali. Thank you once again for crafting this extraordinary tribute to the Malayalam language.

[@ShafeequeE07]

Thank you bro for this video. I watched lot of times... I got goosebumps while watching this video about my Lovely mother tongue *Malayalam* it's very helpful to me know more about our culture...❤🙏🏻 Some of your Malayalam pronunciations are outstanding 👍🏻🥰

[@brijithlalkb]

@23:38 Vaikkom sathyagraga was not for temple entry but for people from all caste to use public roads around the temple.

[@devanandanaa1194]

Yeah and it happened at 1924

[@user-ui4dw8tm2d]

Syrians നെ catholics ആക്കാൻ പറഞ്ഞത് എനിക്ക് മനസ്സിലായില്ല 😂

[@BrianTod-qu3rz]

@@user-ui4dw8tm2d the Portuguese wanted to change the Syrian Catholics to follow the Pope in Rome as opposed to the head of Church in Syria (which was older). Basically convert them - from Nasrani (Nestorians) to Roman/Latin Catholics - from one denomination to another.

[@user-ui4dw8tm2d]

@@BrianTod-qu3rz athinentha

[@BrianTod-qu3rz]

@@user-ui4dw8tm2d they did it violently. Burned down Syriac churches which refused to convert.

[@alokhthomas7932]

First time seeing a video created by non mallu people without loosing the essence and actually defining Malayalam,with the facts even malayalis are not aware. Good work.❤🎉

[@JJ-hi4gh]

Wow.. One of the best videos on youtube about Malayalam and Malayalies.. Well researched and put together concisely.. Loved it! And subscribed.. A malayali christian from Kozhikode

[@WHATEVER_28]

why saying religion? when did this became a necessary? MALAYALI thats enough dont need brag religion everywhere . talk less abt that which would make world a better place

[@JJ-hi4gh]

@@WHATEVER_28 The video is about malayalam language, malayalees and our cultural and religious diversity. Unity of a society becomes more valuable and special when that society is more diverse. It is much more easy for a homogenous society to be stable and coherent. But for a diverse society it is not. I mentioned my religion to point out how we are so diverse and harmonious at the same. And btw I'm only a cultural Christian not a practicing one. I believe only in humanity and camaraderie

[@syhuhjk]

@@WHATEVER_28 whats wrong in saying in religion. its his identity..

[@amalsp8955]

You are one of the best Indian youtubers i have ever watched

[@muhammeddasthakir7329]

The most magical part of this video is the Manipravalam composition that starts at 12:12. Even though I am a Malayali, I had never heard of it before. The music is truly awesome.

[@jinsoob08]

Great video! This was beautifully made. Both Parashurama and Vamana 2 Avatarams of Vishnu Bhagawan are also associated with Kerala. Parashurama threw his axe northward across the ocean. The place where the axe landed was Kerala. According to the puranas, Kerala is also known as Parasurama Kshetram. Vamana Avataram offered Mahabali the king with a boon to visit his subjects once every year. This was the origin of Kerala's most important cultural event and festival - Onam.

[@mihirdesai1083]

Such a coincidence to watch this video today. I was in Kerala this week, just returned home today to watch this. This was my first time in Kerala and had a chance to interact with lot of Malayalis. What a great timing to watch this video now! 😇

[@cosmic873]

Im glad to have parents that only encouraged to speak malayalam inside our home irrespective of the fact that we live in mumbai, and its such a poetic language when it comes to songs. Im in awe everytime i hear a song in malayalam.

[@roshanvijayan5566]

Thank you so much for making such a beautiful video on Malayalam, I am a malayali born and raised in Mumbai and it gave much deeper insight about my mother tongue. Once again Thank you ✨

[@R9oost]

Im from bihar. Im now working in kerala, calicut. I like kerala people. Onething special about mallus deewali, holi is not popular in kerala. They celebrate onam, vishu, eid, cristmas etc. I think everyone in kerala know Malayalam, tamil,enlish, hindi 😲. I don't know how they know this 4 language.😮😮. And onething more bus conducters and Riksha drivers they really sweet❤️

[@Muriveita_Simham]

Holi isn't much celebrated festival but school college celebrate holi

[@Wonderedalien]

​@@Muriveita_Simhamdoesn't celebrate but gives holidays 😂

[@Wonderedalien]

We also know Urdu,Arabic yeah Malabar muslims

[@BruceWayne-qe7bs]

​@@Muriveita_Simham Due to color thing Holi is popular among younger generation. I think may be it will be celebrated in future.

[@Muriveita_Simham]

@@BruceWayne-qe7bs yes in a way it true ,i think diwali isnt much celebrated till 90"s the crackers influnced many youth maybe i am wrong

[@prabhathk6175]

Amount of research gone behind this 👏 hats off. I’m a Malayali myself ❤

[@mishalk3286]

The best opening song you could have selected. Literal goosebumps. 😍

[@ashar8100]

Being as a Mappila Muslim from Kasaragod, I am literally in tears. Thank you!

[@Devine737]

Our mother tongue is our identity suhurthe

[@tnenyt223]

as someone from malabar, the way it clicked me the cause of our slang...it was amazing. so unique yet so close together malayalis are.

[@bijuam1937]

Same🎉🎉

[@gokuldastvm]

Sorry to ask, but what made you emotional? Is it something particular in the video?

[@maujfms]

​@@gokuldastvm usually people make fun of malabar slang, but this video clearly explains or hints a clear cause the history behind each dialects of malayalam , and the reason behind the ability of malayali to blend things, cultures, religions, nationalities and languages 😁❤️👍 enjoy the diversity among us 🫂✨

[@nancysayad9960]

Good research and presentation ....Very welcoming that this research is presented by a non Malayali ....you are brave .. . Well-done👍 BTW Malayalis look for perfection..... they will criticize you if you didnt do justice to the the work you presented ..As a Malayali I believe you and your Team has done lot of work for this and grateful for this beautiful video which gives lot of information to both Malayalis and non Malayalis....ഹൃദയത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഷയിൽ നന്ദി ❤ ഭാരതമെന്ന പേർ കേട്ടാൽ അഭിമാന പൂരിതമാകണമന്തരംഗം കേരളമെന്ന പേർ കേട്ടാലോ തിളക്കണം ചോര ഞരമ്പുകളിൽ( get proud when you hear the name Bharat , blood should boil in your veins when you hear Keralam) . This is the essence of a Malayali And we are proud of it 😍😎🔥

[@lovincleetus7638]

Finally My Beautiful Malayalam ❤ Ntho Bhayankara santhosham thonnanu 🥰

[@nidhinkumarg2894]

Enikkum 😂

[@AbhijitPrabhanidhi]

As a North Indian what do I think about Malayalam: Milk(Tamil) + Sugar(Sanskrit vocabulary)+ Rice(Sanskrit Grammar) = Kheer (Malayalam language).

[@sankarie3687]

Cashew badam raisins from arabi, Portuguese and English

[@wasalawyer.1179]

Even japanese may be idk​@@sankarie3687

[@keralanaturelover196]

Malayalam only 2 percent sanskrit that too sanskrit copied

[@AbhijitPrabhanidhi]

@@keralanaturelover196 A comrade is teaching linguistics. Very nice.

[@MMX-fh5tn]

The "Milk" in Malayalam is the "Proto-Dravidian" language, not Tamil.. Malayalam came from Proto-Dravidian language and retains more of that language than Tamil.. hence Malayalam is the older sister and Tamil is the younger sister..

[@mechril007]

The blending of different cultures to form Malayalee is the primary reason for our strong social fabric...... Mallus can survive anywhere in the world thanks to these various blends.

[@gokuldastvm]

When you go anywhere, soak up their language and culture. Don't try to enforce yours on them. The former enriches you several fold, while the latter makes the natives hate you. I believe that Malayalis have been performing pretty admirably in that department.

[@annieabraham1379]

I am a proud Malayalee. Thank you for making such a well researched video on the Malayalam language, history and people. It was a treat to watch and very informative. Thank you.

[@pooka818]

FINALLYYYYYY!!! 😭❤🔥 I've always wanted you to upload a video mother tongue!!!! Also, similar to Karshoni, Arabi-Malayalam is a system developed due to the cultural and linguistic exachange to write Malayalam using Arabic alphabets, like Hinglish or Manglish.

[@sankarkrishnan407]

Another addition. Many words from portugese and dutch also in malayalam because of the longlasting trade relations കസേര - chair മേശ - table വിജാഗിരി - hinge ചക്ക - jackfruit സബോള - onion

[@me-fe8pd]

Ezhuthachan supremacy 🗿

[@ClearExplain]

💯💯💯💯sahyam 💯💯💯💯sahyam 💯💯💯💯sahyam 💯💯💯💯sahyam 💯💯💯💯sahyam

[@Wonderedalien]

​@@ClearExplainsatyam

[@dreamhunter2973]

yente mwone, poli saanam😆😆

[@dolvinsujathkumar]

Great observation bro..even Ezhuthachan is also a mystery..Thunchath(family name) Ramaanujan(younger brother of Raman)Ezhuthachan(Community/Caste)..Maybe that topic for another day

[@parthsahave1245]

I would love it if you made videos about dialects of Sanskrit and languages like Prakrit and Pali, BTW you are doing a great job in making videos about our culture and heritage , Keep doing 👍👍

[@jayakrishnana8851]

Superb content Bro. I can understand the efforts of your team and indepth research behind this video. Excellent analysis.👍

[@iip]

Thank you for the kind words, I am glad you enjoyed it. I on behalf of my one person team thank you profoundly 😊

[@sartharts]

I noticed that Malayalam has been influenced by the various cultures which came to kerala and u can see similar phenomenon with Marathi in Maharashtra. So what makes Marathi very easier language to learn whereas malyalam one of the most difficult ones

[@AK-ff3lb]

I do not think that marathi is as much influenced by various languages as malayalam is. I think marathi is more like tamizh in the sense that it tries to retain its origin i.e. Sanskrit(in the case of marathi) as much as it can. Sure, we got some words like nantara which means later from Kannada and ikkade(here)/tikkade(there) from Telugu, but not much influence... also, I do not think marathi is very easy... much of its grammar is also retained from sanskrit, and therefore is a bit hard.

[@user-ui4dw8tm2d]

Because malayalam's 70% is from sanskrit. May be that's why

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Malayalam has influences from Aramaic, Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and English. For example the Malayalam word for "toilet" is "Kakkoos" which comes from Dutch. Malayalam is a very recent and a highly syncretic language. This is partly why Malayalis pick up other languages very quickly.

[@ss-ib8gm]

@@TheRishijoesanu no kakkoos is Sanskrit in Bengali also its kakkoos , proper Malayalam has no Arabic , middle eastern worn but mallu Muslims use like kitab etc similarly mallu Christians use European words while speaking .orthodox Hindus dont

[@ss-ib8gm]

@@TheRishijoesanu kakkoos from Sanskrit kaksa……..Dutch is comes from indo European, Sanskrit being oldest

[@bharathsekharnayanar]

As a malayali i didnt know this much about malayalam Great video

[@daisys9156]

Well done video with research. One more thing to add on it is- Kerala celebrates Onam with an utopian concept of a world where everyone is equal and perfect. Proud to be malayalee. :) Thank you for this video.

[@iamshanif_]

As a malayali, this was so fascinating

[@pravachakan]

Absolutely brilliant episode. Never heard anybody explain this so well. Take a bow man. 👏 👏

[@sonasunil1748]

As a Malayali i absolutely loved this video! The way you delved into the history and evolution of Malayalam was phenomenal informative, engaging, and truly a masterpiece. Thank you for showcasing our language with such depth and respect!❤

[@KosJBI]

As A Malayali, Really appreciate ur effort in this elaborated video about Orgin of Malayalam & Malayalee culture with influence of other culture & languages (Both foreign & native) ❤👏

[@suryanarayanantr8291]

Thanks brother! Feeling proud being a Tamil Brahmin happily accepted by Keralites from past 300+ years and now am welcoming a kannadiga girl into my life as wife and it literally is all smooth and prestigious to be a Keralite!. Also want to mention the political injustice done to us with the movie Kerala Story that this is a pro-muslim place. It is NOT. We are pro everything. If you doubt it, 'va mone.. oru chaya kudi..'

[@being5411]

Tamilians and their fantasy of marrying non tamil girls is not new. Most of Successful tamil boys never marry tamil girls As a Telugu person I find it very annoying

[@gokuldastvm]

Congratulations, bro! Wish you a very happy married life!

[@dnd-yd2uu]

yeah "pro everything", thats why we are losing the authenticity of our culture, where our leaders call pujas and hindu festivals all sorts of rubbish, and people playing this facade of going to Guruvayur after eating up beef like s a vages

[@dnd-yd2uu]

and not to mention the fact literally every instagram account about mallus, show the whole mallu culture to be of a church or smthg other

[@suryanarayanantr8291]

Bro bro! I feel something we have to agree to disagree here. You worry about culture, preservation of authenticity, pujas!! Great.. all are good mediaeval torture monuments I don't worry them getting destroyed and all I care is evolution. Acceptance of change and ability to be the flow - not to stop the flow!

[@sudeepmnv646]

Omg so much of explanation of a language is very unique. Thanks for the video

[@Think_Vibes]

Your video is priceless, I appreciate your content and knowledge! I hope you make videos on *Sinhala/Pali* too!

[@lekshmipriya8031]

Finally, thanks brother. A very well reaserched video. I always felt like laughing when some news reporters pronounced Kozhikode, Alappuzha as Kossikode, Alapussa 😂😂😂

[@fouziachowdhury2283]

Love the way you explain things. And I have a deep love for Malayalam and Malayalis too! Best wishes from Bangladesh ❤️

[@Muhammad37901]

Much love. 👍🏻🤍

[@Naveenbr-kp8gc1yi3d]

I don't have any love for Bangaldesis. Sorry.

[@lekshmipriya8031]

Malayalam always have great respect for Samskritam and Old Tamizh. When in formal version, we tends to use more Samskritam and in informal version the Pacha Malayalam or Thani malayalam (more words in common with Old Tamizh)

[@sujithkumar2041]

Pachcha Malayalam movement - avoiding Sanskrit words for original Malayalam or Tamil influenced word for it.

[@sreenarayanram5194]

​@@sujithkumar2041we don't like dravida tamils

[@mikewazowski1350]

​@@sujithkumar2041 Pacha Tamil movement: Remove Malayalam entirely and let's speak Tamil instead. Will that satisfy your political agenda? 😂

[@sujithkumar2041]

@@mikewazowski1350 calm down dude and stop finding politics in everything.

[@mikewazowski1350]

@@sujithkumar2041 What makes Malayalam unique is that it's a blend of Sanskrit and Old Tamil. These 2 languages are our parents and we are proud of that

[@risingrohit7152]

19:47 along with Kerala , Maharashtra also whole heartedly welcomed jews. they stayed and Alibaug area for many years and many returned back.

[@IBNair9]

Very insightful presentation. As a Malayalee, I think Kerala is the most diverse state in the whole country. Thanks to the umpteen migrations that happened from time to time and the influx of traders and asylum seekers. The vast seaside provided the route for all colonial powers during the medieval period to set foot in Kerala before they spread to the other states. Aside from Sanskrit and Tamil, European languages also influenced Malayalam. For example all the words starting with “JA” are supposed to have originated from Portuguese language. The give and take from other European languages are also there. Similarly many words from Malayalam got into their dictionary as well. Aana in Malayalam is elephant and in Portuguese it is “aano” . The famous traveller from Arabia cites an instance in Kerala history during his visit as him witnessing a fleet of 40 ships of Chinese traders settling in Calicut at the behest of the king. All these people would have mixed up with the locals later. No surprise that Kerala is the gene lab of India where people from all over the world and multiple races have mixed up for many millennia.

[@Lakshadweepukaar]

21:08 Us🤩❤️ Thank you so much❤️❤️

[@sooraj1104]

@@Lakshadweepukaar It was funny.

[@Lakshadweepukaar]

@ Thank you♥️

[@manishsalgaonkar184]

I speak Marathi but I kinda feel an unknown Affection towards Malayalam ❤

[@TheVijeshvijay]

ശരിക്കും..😂

[@sanb2023]

Today in Maharashtra my community speaks Marathi, but till 1600AD my ancestors, Who came to Kokan region of Maharashtra from a region between Today Kerala - Tamilnadu mountains were speaking a language similar to Malyalam..

[@AS-fp4nf]

Thanks!

[@ishaheen916]

24:45 the lengthy portion reminds me malayalam movie opening thanks credits. Thats also unique in indian film industry 😅

[@vishnu4486]

Great effort bro..❤ But you missed very important person 'Thunnjathu Ezhuthachan' - The father of Malayalam language. Who organised the language in tbe current form.

[@iip]

Yess! Sorry I missed mentioning him, his contributions to the language are so immense, but I was little concerned about the video getting too long

[@muhammedanvar538]

@@iipyou should add his name because he deserve the credit wherever mention Malayalam language . Any way you work is very beautiful.

[@seriousabin4565]

Alongside Ezuthachan's contributions to the language along with a few others who came later, the adding of malayalam letters to the typewriter or printing press did affect the script and in an odd way the language. I believe that many letters were either omitted or modified in the process of standardising. I am a christian from kerala and i had an old bible from my grandmother. Some of the letters were different in the old one from the new versions. It should be the same case for the other scriptures too i think. Things change over time.

[@diputhampi5625]

One ofEzhuthachan's marvelous works "Adhyaathma Raamaayanam KiLippaattu" was used or still can be used as Benchmark for knowledge in Malayalam. If a person can read out loudly the Book flawlessly (almost impossible), He can be considered as a Pro in Malayalam. All the 56 Letters (including 5 Chillu Aksharangal) have been mixed up and used meticulously, intelligently and beautifully in spite of its complicated nature. I was asked to read it loud during The Raamaayana Month that is 'Karkitakam' in my Childhood Days and I still encourage my children too to read at least two pages of it in the Twilight after the usual "Sandhya Japam'' (Prayer)

[@maujfms]

ന്റെ മോനെ ഇജ്ജാതി രോമാഞ്ചം 😁❤️ പലരിൽ നിന്ന് വന്നിട്ടും ഒരുമ.. അതാണ് മക്കളെ ഞമ്മൾ മലയാളികൾ... ഒരു മലബാറി മിക്സ്‌ ആയ മലയാളി...... ഇങ്ങളെ ഒക്കെ മലയാളം ഏതു മിക്സ ചെങ്ങായിമാരെ..😅😅

[@SAYANTANKARMAKAR-i7b]

I am Bengali. I have spent 1.5 months in Trivandrum. I felt a mixture of Sanskrit and Dravidian language in Malayalam. Very sweet people and language..

[@oldtar20]

Apart from Sanskrit and Tamil, Malayalam is adopted from Portuguese, Tamil, Arabic and Persian.

[@BrianTod-qu3rz]

@@oldtar20 Only loan words were taken from Portuguese, Arabic and Persian. The language structure and grammar is still a deliberate mix of Sanskrit and Tamil (aka watered down manipravalam).

[@o..o5030]

​@@BrianTod-qu3rzProto Dravidian* + Sanskrit ✅ no tamil ❌

[@SarathKumarDev-x2y]

​​@@o..o5030there's no such thing called proto dravidian existed 😂... It's a linguistic hypothesis to root cognates of all southern language in reality it doesn't existed... malayalam descended from old Tamil..

[@pournavjayan2770]

​@@o..o5030exactly spread the word bro..no tamil here

[@smarttv3602]

As a Malayali... I'm greatful to rest of the country, for accepting who we are... Thanks a lot.. 💐💐

[@crizlynngaming]

Watching this video exceeded all my expectations and left me completely satisfied! ❤️...Thank you for shedding light on my beautiful language in such an engaging way!!

[@futurewisher]

Ah. The pronunciation seems on point. As someone who struggles to speak, this is inspiring.