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Malayali or Malayalee (also called as Keralite) (മലയാളി) is the Malayalam word used to denote a person from the state of Kerala. The world Malayali orignates from Tamil, Malai means Hill and Aali means person. Malayali literally means person hailing for Hill Country in Tamil. It is synonymous with the word Keralite. Malayalis can be either Hindus, Muslims (Mappila muslims and others) or Christian (Nasarani and others). A small number of Malayalis are also the Cochin Jews.

Malayalam is the language spoken by a majority in the state of Kerala in the extreme Southwest of India. It is also spoken on the Indian islands of Lakshadweep, and in Mahe, which forms part of the union territory of Pondicherry. Malayalis have emigrated to various parts of globe due to scarce job oppurtunities and small size of Kerala. Malayalis have now settled all over India. Earlier Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras) have been the favourite destinations in India. Now large numbers are also settling in Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. A large number of Malayalis have also emigrated to the Middle East, Europe and North America. 

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