A few days in KA, With my little knowledge in Kannada, I had the courage to speak with the locals. They talked to me like any other native about their life, place etc. Knowing an additional language opens up some hidden gems.
Kerala and Karnataka are the politically the biggest losers in South, absolutely no bargaining power because of dependence on national parties. Take a look at the leverage that TN and Andhra has, regional parties give more power.
No party getting majority is always good from the point of administrative federalism/decentralization and power balance.
Coalition by definition is power-decentralized.
Kannada script is something I learned without even realising. All I did was occasionally use a transliteration keyboard layout to type something. Though I learned the Tamil script at the age of 12 and spends more time with it, It is still hard for me to read.
Arrogant Kerala.
They have everything written in their own language which is impossible for tourists to understand, when you ask them anything in Hindi, they don't even answer you.
According to Hindi aplogists, India should use Hindi as the medium of instruction in Higher Education by replacing English. What difference does it make to a Malayali, a Kannadiga or a Tamilian? Atleast English provides better opportunities.
#StopHindilmposition
Preview of the Murukku (മുറുക്ക്) Font family I am working on. Initially, the consideration was to build a typeface for Malayalam & Tamil.
Now planning on Kannada, Telugu, and Grantha.
Spread of abrahamic religions in North India was different from that in Kerala, this is why they find it hard to understand the homogenous cultural identity of Malayalis that incorporates different religions.
Another reason why Kerala requires hardcore Malayali activism and revival of Pacha Malayalam movement. Sanskrit-Arabic fanatics fancy themselves too much.
Kerala is the least linguistically diverse state in India. Despite Tamil being the second most spoken language, it is not receiving as much govt catering as Kannada because it is spread across districts, being less condensed.
@shyamdotme
@_mibzy_
@Nasaaeaoa
Dravidian languages doesn't have any relationship with Sanskrit other than lending, borrowing words and sprachbund. Do not assume the relationship between two languages based on loan words. Syntax defines a language, not its vocabulary.
A map of regional variants of Malayalam that I made some time ago. Would like to do the same for Tamil, Kannada and Telugu if someone is interested in providing info.
#map
#kerala
#malayalam
Olam (Malayalam) and Alar (Kannada) are two prominent online dictionaries. Olam was founded by Kailash Nath, CTO of Zerodha based on the Dyatuk Corpus, a work by K.J. Joseph. Kailash Nath was also involved in making of a Kannada dictionary Alar, based on the work of V. Krishna.
Actually Malayalam is more closer:almost 90-95% Sanskrit, followed by Telugu & Kannada at 80-85%. Tamil too has significant Sanskrit- the common vanakkam is from Sans. Vandanam. It’s the way words change in Tamil make it seem different. All languages in India are Sanskrit derived
@PrudyRay
This is kinda true but it's not prevented by the church or anything. Kerala in general has one of the highest intercaste marriage rates in India.
@malnadkoos
These people feel very entitled to exist. According to them, we should cater to their every needs like slaves. They call us arrogant for using our mother tongue in our land.
I feel like South Indians don't care about
#bollywood
anymore. Back in the days Bollywood movies/songs were talk among the youth, but now I feel like its fading away because how good SI industries evolved.
@shyamdotme
@_mibzy_
@Nasaaeaoa
Ah yes the usual shit logic. Have you heard about Pacha Malayalam movement in the 19th century? Did you know that Malayalam has a literary school dedicated to pure Malayalam. Did you know that gender in Sanskrit is different from gender in Dravidian languages?
Intentional Brands preferring Malayalam, giving it a "native vibe". Meanwhile local businesses in Kerala with huge English signboards thinking that they are doing business in UK.
Sanskrit is NOT the mother of Malayalam
Sanskrit is a FOREIGN language that originated in the geographical areas near to the present day Afghanistan and it is UNRELATED to Keralam
Malayalis use Sanskrit LOAN words during conversations in a similar way we use English LOAN words
The split between Malayalam and Tamil occurred due to geographical separation, not because of the influence of Sanskrit. Only a few scholars well-versed in both languages have explored this fact in depth.
Kerala is not the product of interlacing of Arya and Dravida cultures, but it had its own cultural fragments which is evident from Megalithic cultural remains. - Dr. Naduvattom
Rapid Sanskritisation of Malayalam occurred very recently, during the print era. This dark spot left on Malayalam damaged its capability to expand into the language of education and endeavour. Malayalam deserves better.
സഖാവ് (sakhāv) is a word used mostly by leftists to address one another as comrade. Intrestingly, sakhāv is masculine and its feminine version is sakhi. However in Malayalam sakhāv became a gender neutral term. While sakhi is mostly confined to 'romantic partner'.
The 3 major ancient dynasties of Kerala are Ezhimala(north), Cheras(central), and Ay (south). Amongst the 3, the Cheras laid the foundation of today's Keralite culture and only they had a continuity (as claimed) till the Early modern period.
The Quilon Syrian Copper plates (849 AD) is an interesting piece of inscription. It includes Vatteluttu, Grantha, Kufic, Pahlavi, Judeo-Persian scripts for Malayalam, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and Hebrew languages respectively.
How do you count in Asian languages / counting systems? This maps shows how to say the number 57. Makes you appreciate the simple way of counting in English. Source:
Sanskritisation of Malayalam is an interesting yet common phenomenon.
Tiru to tr̥ is one such observed case. Mostly occurs in Central Malayalam variants.
1. തിരുശ്ശിവപ്പേരൂർ (tiruśivappērūr) -> തൃശ്ശൂർ (tr̥śśūr)
2. തിരുപ്പുറയാർ (tiruppuṟayār) -> തൃപ്രയാർ (tr̥prayār)
Unlike other Dravidian languages that rely on Sanskrit and English for development of scientific and technological terminology, Tamil language actually have a methodology to deal with new concepts and discoveries. This is because 1/2
Alphabetum Grandico Malabaricum.. is an orthographic and grammatical description of the Malayalam language in Latin, authored by Valentini Manfredi, published in the year 1814. He also compiled a Malayalam-Latin dictionary.
#heritage
#Latin
#Malayalam
#book
@ybharath77
Take an example sentence, 'close that door'.
ಆ ಬಾಗಿಲನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿ
Now change the word bāgilu with sanskrit word dvār. The sentence is still Kannada. Now alter 'dvār' with English 'door'. The sentence is still Kannada.
Vocabulary doesn't determine a languag, syntax does.
This anatomy science book from 1882 uses more simple and pure Malayalam words. We stopped producing books like these are started relying too much on English.
In my opinion, the current Malayalam script reform is a mishmash. It's high time that the aspirated consonants be discarded from the script at least for official function.
Trivandrum is India’s latest entrance into the list of Port Cities and the recent one in decades !
And India gets the most modern port in entire South Asia with a dedicated automated system and first of its kind Marine Traffic Control system developed by IIT Madras.
Though Malayalam script has separate letters for voiced and unvoiced consonants, they are not distinguished in speech like Kannada and Telugu. Malayalam words follow the old Malayalam spelling (Vatteluttu, Koleluttu) and Sanskrit loan words follow Sanskrit spelling.
Now I get why Mainland Tamils feel Srilankan Tamil sounds like Malayalam. The tonal aspects are same, many words used are similar to Malayalam but dissimilar to Mainland Tamil. Plus a lot of Sanskrit loan words being pronounced similarly.
#Malayalam
#Tamil
Documents given to public should only be in Malayalam, English documents are not allowed. Transport Director gives strict order to Motor Vehicle Department.
Kerala's deep rooted traditionalism is the reason for its communal harmony. When radical ideas from North India, Middle East and Other places enter into this ecosystem, there arises a conflict. Yet tha conflict never truly disrupts the harmony due to the conservative nature of KL
Mappila Theyyam is a traditional ritualistic art form performed in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is a combination of dance, music, and ritual that is deeply rooted in local folklore and religious beliefs. It's a unique cultural expression that reflects the syncretic nature of
All these "scholars" who disregard any attempt to preserve the originality of a language by calling it 'purism' are eager to push for 'purity in pronunciation' of Sanskrit words. People simply don't care about their closeted circle. Such double standards of Malayalam scholars.
Malayalam have many common words thanks to its mother English. What is Sanskrit doing here. Malayalam was created by Shakespeare while he was snoring. People don't know History.
No, Urdu is not Hindi.
I can’t understand a fcuking word of urdu. Hindi and Malayalam still have common words (thanks to its mother Sanskrit)
Hope you scumbags one day realise that the Indian Devanagari script and Iranian Nastaʿlīq script are totally different..
The sangam literature equates 'finest liquor and tortoise meat' as symbols of prosperity in the Ancient Tamilakam. And then we meet 'Outsiders' lecturing us about our culture and traditions on the internet in the 21st century. 🐒