| Grex > Language > #86: The Malayalam Item |
| The Malayalam Item | 
May 25 01:21 UTC 1997 |
The Malayalam Item
| response 1 of 5: |
May 25 01:26 UTC 1997 |
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| response 2 of 5: |
Sep 12 19:14 UTC 1997 |
OK, I'll ask. Hope I'll be answered. Ithenthanu kaaliyayittu kedakkunnathu?
| response 3 of 5: |
Oct 8 18:39 UTC 1997 |
Kaaliyaayittu kidakkunnathinte' rahasyam:
Pandu njan grex-l chernna idakku ('conferencing'-nte lahari arinja
samayathu) oru thamaashakku thudangiyathaanu ee item (inam? :-)).
Pakshe' njaanallathe' mattu malayaalikal onnum annu ee conference-l
undaayirunnu ennu thonnunnilaa. Pinne idakku njaan grex-l login
cheyyathirunna oru kaalamundayirunnu. Annan~u vinay ee chodyam
chodikkunnathu. Athukondaa~nu ee utharam ithrayum vaikiyathu.
| response 4 of 5: |
Nov 3 00:54 UTC 1997 |
Wow. A real live malayam speaker. A while ago, a friend of mine showed me a few words - his parents had lived in Malaysia or Indonesia or some such for a while - and I was impressed by how decidedly neat it sounded.
| response 5 of 5: |
Nov 18 09:33 UTC 1997 |
re#4 : Malayalam and Malay language is quite different actually. Malayalam is spoken by people in India while Malay language is spoken by people in the countries you mentioned. Because of the names so similar, these two languages are easily mistaken. The language that your friend showed you must be the Malay language. An interesting site where you can find out about languages is this: http://www.travlang.com/languages/index.html Have fun!