Dravidian language
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| Dravidian | |
|---|---|
| Baseh Mel Akam | |
| Native to | Mel-akkam |
Native speakers | ~442,934,000 (L1) (2020) ~51,094,000 (L2) |
Dravidian
| |
| Mel-akkan Script Latin Script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Mel-akkam |
| Regulated by | Social Commission Language Directorate |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | dv |
| ISO 639-2 | drv |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
The Dravidian language, also known as Mel-akkan Dravidian (not to be confused with the Dravidian language family), is a Pre-Vedic Dravidian language spoken in Mel-akkam.
Orthography
The Mel-akkan Dravidian language is primarily written using the Latin script, without any diacritics or other special characters, except for single apostrophes indicating glottal stops (IPA "ʔ"). Consonants are pronounced largely as in English, while vowels are pronounced in a manner more similar to non-English languages such as Spanish or German.
Sample Text
Prati vyaktia, kosa mariyu camanam, avaru hutaru, to garava mariyu hakuglu.
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."