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                  Introduction:  | 
                       
                      
                        
            
            
                  
            
            
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                  Malayalam is one of the 23 official languages of India. Native 
                  to Kerala it is widely spoken in southern coastal region 
                  including Lakshadweep, Mahé (Mayyazhi), Kodagu (Coorg) and 
                  areas of Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala with about  35 million 
                  speakers of the language. A native speaker of Malayalam is 
                  known as 'Malayali'. Malayam is commonly use in government, 
                  commerce, and in mass communication of Malayalam speaking 
                  region.  
                  It is also spoken outside India in the countries like, 
                  Bahrain, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel, Qatar, United Arab 
                  Emirates, and the United Kingdom by approximately 400,000 
                  speakers.  
                  Thus, it has nearly 36 million worldwide speakers. 
                  Malayalam is known by a number of alternate 
                  names/pronunciations also like, Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, 
                  Malean, Maliyadi, and Mopla. Malayalam is most closely related 
                  to Tamil from which it separated about the 10th century AD. 
                  Other related languages of Malayalam are Aranadan, Kadar, and 
                  Ravula. Kerala is the state with 100% literacy rate hence, 
                  Malayalam boasts to have highest literate speakers than any 
                  other language speakers in India.  | 
                       
                      
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                  Malayalam Language:  | 
                       
                      
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                  Malayalam is a Dravidian language that belongs to the Southern 
                  subfamily of the language. It is closely related to Tamil from 
                  which it separated in 10th century AD. The earliest 
                  literary composition in the language is from the 13th century. 
                  Like other major Dravidian languages, Malayalam has a number 
                  of regional and social dialects that marked distinctions in 
                  formal and informal usage of the language. The main dialects 
                  are, Malabar, Nagari, South Kerala, Central Kerala, North 
                  Kerala, Kayavar, Namboodiri, Moplah, Pulaya, Nasrani and Nayar. 
                  Malayalam has its own writing script known as Vatteluttu, 
                  which is a combination of  Sanskrit alphabets and special 
                  Dravidian letters. 
                  It is a symboilc script 
                  
                  written from left to right on horizontal lines and 
                  
                  contains the largest number of symbols in the entire Dravidian 
                  language system. It is also known as 
                  
                  one of the most graphically complex writing systems. 
                  
                  The Malayalam language script consists of 51 letters including 
                  16 vowels and 37 consonants. The present style of writing came 
                  into existence in late 70s or early 80s when the different 
                  letters for typeset reduced from 900 to less than 90. But 
                  apart from all these complexities Malayalam is quite rich in
                  
                  
                  literature. In Kerala alone, there are about 150 daily 
                  newspapers, over 200 weekly periodicals, and over 500 monthly 
                  journals published in Malayalam. The most widely circulated 
                  newspaper in India is also written in Malayalam.  | 
                       
                      
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                  Our Malayalam Language Course:  | 
                       
                      
                        
            
            
                  
                    
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                  We, at Indo Vacations have designed a special 
                  course in Malayalam Language Course that helps you to 
                  learn this wonderful language. While designing this course we 
                  have taken greatest care of the fact, that this course is 
                  intended for people or students who do not belong to the 
                  Malayalam speaking regions. This course has planned in 
                  association with experienced instructors, who have expertise 
                  in teaching foreign students whose native language is not 
                  Malayalam. This course has planned with enough flexibility in 
                  terms of duration that mainly depends on the interest of 
                  student and the availability of trainer. This course is an 
                  individual course, means you will get lessons by a personal 
                  trainer.  
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                  You are free to ask questions, take your time at the exercises 
                  and practice the sentences as long as you and your teachers 
                  are satisfied with the pronunciation. Normally these classes 
                  run five days in a week with daily sessions of 5 hours. The 
                  daily classes are divided in two sessions pre lunch and post 
                  lunch session. However, the timing can be rearranged by your 
                  trainer with your consent. Our language program is an 
                  inclusive program that includes your accommodation also. We 
                  normally arrange your accommodation within 10 minute reaching 
                  time to your teacher. This will facilitate better coordination 
                  between you and your trainer and safe your time and money as 
                  well. For accommodation, we provide you the different options; 
                  stay with an Indian family or choose a guesthouse or pain 
                  guest accommodation. We generally suggest you to stay with 
                  local family so that you get better environment for learning 
                  the language. You will learn a lot by listening and speaking 
                  to your host family. You will also get a chance to experience 
                  the rich Malayali culture and south Indian way of living. 
                  During your stay, you will be provided a personal room with 
                  bath and WC, round the clock cold & warm water, meals 
                  including breakfast, Lunch and dinner as well as Tea & coffee, 
                  facilities for laundry, internet etc. 
                  
                  
                   At present, we are conducting this Malayalam Language Course in 
                  kerala, and other major cities of India. We would arrange your 
                  transfer from nearby international Airport, if wished so, on 
                  nominal charges. We could also plan tours to nearby places or 
                  any other destination in India and assist you for every other 
                  travel tour services needed by you. For any further 
                  information regarding Malayalam Language Course or travel tour 
                  services, do write us and give us a pleasure to assist you.  | 
                       
                      
                        
            
            
                  
                  Malayam Language  
                  Courses - some additional Information !
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                    We are offering 
                    private  language courses and normally these courses 
                    are done by the hobby students from different countries. 
                    There is no school and collage certificate is issued for 
                    these short term language courses. Courses for the beginners 
                    and advance learners are also organized. However you will 
                    get a teaching certificate from your teacher about the 
                    language lessons you have taken from her.   
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                    We would 
                    accommodate you with a small Indian family and you would be 
                    provided a private room with batch and WC. The Room will be 
                    air- cooled. We need to have some details about you with a 
                    recent photograph to forward to the host family. 
                      
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                    You will be
                    taught by an experienced private female teacher and 
                    the classes will take only 10 min. from the place where you 
                    will be staying.  Classes are normally for five days in two 
                    parts in total for five hours.   
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                    Please note 
                    you will be taken care of by your teacher as well as by the 
                    family you would stay with and we do not expect you be out 
                    of the house in the late hours unless informed to the host 
                    family.   
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                    As this is a 
                    private organized course you have the option of choosing 
                    the time you would like to be here and we would check with 
                    the teacher and confirm this by return to you.   
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                    Please also note 
                    that most of the host families cook only vegetarian food in 
                    India so only vegetarian food will be served during the 
                    stay.   
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                    You would be 
                    given the tel. numbers of the house as well as mobile of the 
                    host family so that you can be reached by your family any 
                    time.   
                   
                  
                  For any further 
                  information Team of Indo Vacations will be glad to assist you.
                   
                  
                  The glossary that follows lists some important 
                  Malayalam words with their English translations: 
                  
                    
                      
                      
                        
                        
                          
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                            I  | 
                            
                             
                            
                            Njaan  | 
                           
                          
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                            You   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            Thaan (or) Nee  | 
                           
                          
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                            Name   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            peru  | 
                           
                          
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                            Town   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            nagaram  | 
                           
                          
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                            No      | 
                            
                             
                            
                            illa, alla  | 
                           
                          
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                            Yes   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            undu,athe, shari  | 
                           
                          
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                            What's your name?  | 
                            
                             
                            
                            thangalude peru enthaanu? (or) nindey 
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                            Where are you ?   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            thaangal evideyaanu? (or) ni 
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                            Had your lunch?   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            chor undo?  | 
                           
                          
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                            don't want   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            venda  | 
                           
                          
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                            River   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            Puzha  | 
                           
                          
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                            Friend   | 
                            
                             
                            
                            Kootukaaran (Male) or Kootukaari 
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