This is a slide share about development of malayalam (a south Indian Language)

1. By
G.N. Shravan
VII-G

2.  Among the four cultivated languages of the
Dravidian family, Malayalam comes last in the
development of grammar and literature.
 It is established that inscriptions of Malayalam
are traced out only from Ninth century
onwards.

3.  In the 9th century, the Cheras established their
kingdom in Mahodayapuram which is located
in the present day state of Kerala.
 Malayalam was given a huge boost when the
Cheras decided to make it their official
language.
 This was the first time that a regional language
was used in official documents.

4.  It is well known that the language of the West
Coast called Kodum tamil grew and developed
into Malayalam.
 Tamil and Malayalam are two separate
languages originated from a Proto form..
 There are references about this language in
Ramayanam, Bharatam, Harivamsam, etc…

5.  While using this language Chera rulers
employed Sanskritic traditions. This language
was greatly influenced by Sanskrit.
 Another text named Lilatilakam which deals
with grammer and poetics also refers to both
Malayalam and Sanskrit and calls them
‘Diamonds and corals’.

6.  There are so many sources like inscriptions,
place names, literary style and literary works,
folk songs, riddles, proverbs, coins, etc. helped
to develop the history of the language.
 This helps us to understand how languages
change and evolve over hundreds of years.