Statistics about Malayalam Speakers
- Official Language in the Indian state of Kerala, as well as Indian Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.
- One of six languages designated as a classic language by the Indian Government.
- ~42M people speak Malayalam worldwide
- ~35M as a first language
- ~7M as a secondary language
- ~36M people speak Malayalam in India, ~3% of Indian population
- ~35M as a first language
- ~1M as a secondary language
Malayalam is the #1 language in: Lakshadweep and Kerala.
It is not a primary or secondary language in any other Indian state or territory.
Malayalam Diaspora
- United States (146K speakers, <1% of the population)
- Saudi Arabia (500K, <1%)
- Malaysia (350K, <1%)
- UAE (1M, 15%)
- Australia (55K, <1%)
- Kuwait (640K, 15%)
- Bahrain (100K, 6%)
- Qatar (450K, 16%)
- Sri Lanka (735K, 14%)
- Oman (215K, 4%)
- Dubai (Insignificant, <1%)
- Doha (Insignificant, <1%)
- Fiji (Insignificant, <1%)
- Israel (Insignificant, <1%)
- Singapore (Insignificant, <1%)
- UK (Insignificant, <1%)
Lutheran Study Bible Translation Project: Malayalam Status
We need your help to finish this language. As you’ll see in the table at bottom of this page, all 66 books of the Bible have projected costs associated with them – this is the cost of completing the exhaustive 12-step process. Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go, but we are absolutely committed to finishing Malayalam and the 14 other languages. Naturally, the timing is based on availability of resources and funding – but these will get done! Can you help us get there sooner?
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Malayalam Progress Report
The table below shows the 66 books of the Lutheran Study Bible, as well as the approximate cost to complete each book’s 12-step translation process.
Note that we update our Malayalam progress in this table quarterly.
