About Malayalam Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Malayalam language is the subgroup of the Dravidian language family. It is spoken as an official language in India in the state of Kerala and Lakshadweep. There are many bilingual communities in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that speak this language. Currently, more than 35 million people are speaking Malayalam since the 21st century. Three different regional dialects are associated with Malayalam. There is a difference in all the regional dialects and the way they are spoken. Each caste has a different way to speak its dialect. Due to this difference, there is a differentiation among formal, literary, and colloquial speech. Malayalam is inspired by Sanskrit words while it is also influenced by Grantha script. Just like many other Dravidian languages, Malayalam has a series of retroflex consonants. Surprisingly, Malayalam has an infinite verb only for tenses. There are no verbs associated with number and gender.
About Croatian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Croatian is the standard version of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language. It is used by Croats especially in Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. It is also widely spoken in the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighboring countries. Croatian is the official language of the European Union. The standard Croatian language is based on the dialect of Serbo- Croatian and Shtokavian. Apart from the Shtokavian dialect, there are other two major dialects spoken in the territory of Croatia, Chakavian, and Kajkavian. All the native speakers are covered under the term โโSerbo-Croatian in English. This term is considered controversial for some native speakers. However, some people use it in diplomatic circles. The Croatian language is characterized by Ijekavian pronunciation. There are a lot of Latin alphabets used in it that make it different from Serbian.
