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Malayalam vs Malayali - What's the difference?

malayalam | malayali |

As nouns the difference between malayalam and malayali

is that malayalam is malayalam (language) while malayali is resident of the indian state of kerala.

As an adjective malayali is

of or pertaining to kerala or its people.

malayalam

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.
  • * 2012 , Jake Halpern, "The Secret of the Temple", The New Yorker , 30 Apr 2012:
  • Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam , the regional language.

    See also

    * (ml)

    malayali

    Alternative forms

    * Malayalee

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Resident of the Indian state of Kerala.
  • Synonyms

    * (resident of Kerala) Keralite

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to Kerala or its people.