Old Malayalam

Old Malayalam, the inscriptional language found in Kerala from c. 9th to c. 13th century CE, is the earliest attested form of Malayalam. The language was employed in several official records and transactions (at the level of the Chera Perumal kings as well as the upper-caste village temples). Old Malayalam was mostly written in Vatteluttu script (with Pallava/Southern Grantha characters). Most of the inscriptions were found from the northern districts of Kerala, those lie adjacent to Tulu Nadu. The origin of Malayalam calendar dates back to year 825 CE.

Old Malayalam
പഴയ മലയാളം
Old Malayalam (Vattezhuthu script)
PronunciationPaḻaya Malayāḷam
RegionKerala
EraDeveloped into Middle Malayalam by c. 13th century
Vatteluttu script (with Pallava/Southern Grantha characters)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

The existence of Old Malayalam is sometimes disputed by scholars. They regard the Chera Perumal inscriptional language as a diverging dialect or variety of contemporary Tamil.

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