Language profiles in Manchester
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Malayalam
Language | Malayalam |
Language name transliterated | Malayāḷam |
Language name original script | മലയാളം |
Distribution | Kerala state, INdia |
Estimated number of speakers worldwide | 38m |
Language classification | Dravidian |
Related to which languages | Telugu, Tamil, Kannada |
Distinctive features in sounds | Retroflex sounds (articulated by moving the tongue towards the back of the hard palate); aspirate sounds (require bursts of breath for pronunciation) |
Distinctive features in grammar | Complex word inflection |
Writing system | Malayalam script (Brahmic) |
Status | Official regional language in Kerala and Indian territories Lakshadweep and Mahé, Puducherry |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 36,186 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | 1,862 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) | 849 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 5% |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 2% |
Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011)* | Can speak English very well (61%), Can speak English well (36%), Cannot speak English well (3%), Cannot speak English (0%) |
Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011) | Ardwick (96), Old Moat (71), Moss Side (70), Northenden (66), Woodhouse Park (64) |
Distribution in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | Bolton (200), Salford (185), Trafford (151) |
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) | 309 |
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) | The Divine Mercy RC Primary School (43), St. Kentigern’s RC Pri. (36), St. Anthonys (35), SS John Fisher and Thomas More (23), St. Aidan’s Catholic Primary School (22) |
Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) | 1 |
Library loans (2012/2013) | n/a |
Library acquisitions (2012/2013) | n/a |
M-4 interpreter requests (2012/2013) | n/a |
Other home language common among speakers | Hindi |
Supplementary schools |
*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number