FAQ for alt.culture.kerala -- Part-II
Mathai Chundattu
These are regular weekly postings which explain alt.culture.kerala
to new users. They attempt to answer some of the questions that are
frequently posted in this newsgroup.
This article contains the Part-II of frequently asked questions.
Part - II: Information on Kerala and Malayalam.
1. Kerala.
Population stats of Kerala.
(Courtesy Ajit Nair at auburn univ.)
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Population of Kerala: 25,453,680
Area : 38860.57 sq km
DISTRICTS AREA (sq km) POPULATION
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Alleppey 1360.58 1,865,580
Cannanore 2968.00 1,930,223
Ernakulam 2358.19 2,535,294
Idukki 5149.62 969,292
Kasargod 1961.30 872,741
Kottayam 2195.50 1,697,442
Kozhikode 2333.30 2,245,265
Malappuram 3632.30 2,402,701
Palghat 4389.80 2,044,399
Pathanamthitta 2518.98 1,107,658
Quilon 2687.50 2,192,901
Trichur 2993.90 2,439,543
Trivandrum 2186.00 2,596,112
Wyanad 2125.60 554,026
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Source: Malayala Manorama Year book 1989
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2. Malayalam
The following is the convention for malayalam transliteration
which is accepted on alt.culture.kerala. The authors may refer to
it to avoid ambiguity while using malayalam words.
The Malayalam Alphabet
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Vowels
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a aa/A i ee u oo R~
e E o O ai ou am a:
u + a = wa
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Consonants With Combination of Consonants
Group Numbers 0. Double consonants
n. Combination with the group 'n'.
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1.
ka kha ga gha nGa
0. k~ + ka = kka, g~ + ga = gga
nG~ + nGa = nnGa
2. k~ + tha = ktha
4. g~ + da = gda
g~ + na = gna
6. k~ + ya = kya, k~ + sha = ksha
k~ + La = kLa, k~ + Ra = kRa
kh~ + ya = khya
g~ + ya + gya, g~ + ra = gra
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2.
cha Cha ja jha nJa
0. ch~ + cha = ccha, j~ + ja = jja
nJ~ + nJa = nnJa
2. ch~ + Cha = cCha
j~ + nJa = jnJa
nJ~ + cha = nJcha, nJ~ + ja = nJja
6. ch~ + ya = chya
j~ + Ra = jRa
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3.
ta Ta Da Dha Na
0. t~ + ta = tta, D~ + Da = DDa
N~ + Na = NNa
3. D~ + Dha = DDha
N~ + ta = Nta, N~ + Ta = NTa
N~ + Na = NNa
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4.
tha Tha da dha na
0. th~ + tha = ttha, d~ + da = dda
n~ + na = nna
4. th~ + Tha = tTha, th~ + dha = tdha
d~ + dha = ddha
n~ + tha = ntha, n~ + da = nda
n~ + dha = ndha
1. th~ + ka = thka, th~ + ma = thma
th~ + ya = thya, th~ + sa = thsa
th~ + bha = tbha, th~ + Ra = thRa
6. Th~ + ya = Thya
d~ + ya + dya, d~ + ra = dra
dh~ + ya = dhya, dh~ + ra = dhra
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5.
pa pha ba bha ma
0. p~ + pa = ppa, b~+ ba = bba
bh~ + bha = bbha, m~ + ma = mma
5. m~ + pa = mpa, m~ + ba =mba
m~ + ga = mga
4. n~ + pa = npa, n~ + ba = nba
6. m~ + Ra = mRa, m~ + La = mLa
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6.
ya ra la va Sa sha
sa ha Ra zha La TTa
0. y~ + ya = yya, l~ + la = lla
v~ + va = vva, S~ + Sa = SSa
s~ + sa = ssa, L~ + La = LLa
6. l~ + ya = lya
v~ + ya = vya, v~ + Ra = vRa
S~ + Ra = SRa, S~ + La = SLa
sh~ + ya = shya
s~ + ya = sya
h~ + ya = hya, h~ + La = hLa
L~ + ya = Lya
3. sh~ + ta = shta, sh~ + Ta = shTa
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