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What language did ancient India speak?
Vedic Sanskrit
Vedic Sanskrit was both a spoken and literary language of ancient India.
Is Malayalam an old language?
The oldest literary work in Malayalam, distinct from the Tamil tradition, is dated from between the 9th and 11th centuries. The earliest script used to write Malayalam was the Vatteluttu script….
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How old is Malayalam language in years?
A study shows that the four main Dravidian languages— Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu, with literary traditions spanning centuries, are nearly 4,500 years old.
Was Kanyakumari in Kerala?
The area covered by the present district of Kanyakumari was a part of the previous Travancore state. In the month of July 1949, when the United States of Cochin and Travancore was inaugurated, the present Kanyakumari area continued to form a part of Trivandrum district in Kerala.
Who is the father of Malayalam?
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
File:Portrait of Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan,the father of the Malayalam language.
What is the most widely spoken language in Kerala?
Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera Dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE or AD).
Which was the first prominent kingdom in Kerala?
The Chera Dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE).
What is the liturgical language of Kerala Christians?
Thousands of churches today bear his name, their rituals and theology derived from Eastern Orthodox traditions in the liturgical language Syriac, a formation of Aramaic, the dialect Jesus—and Thomas—spoke. For decades now, the liturgical language of Kerala Christians has been Malayalam, the language of Kerala.
What languages were spoken in the first century?
The mix of actively used languages in first-century C.E. Palestine included Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew and, to a lesser extent, Latin—each used by different communities in different ways. But here another distinction is in order, namely the distinction between a spoken language and one used in a primarily textual way.