Malayanma
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Malayanma script was a writing system
used in Thiruvananthapuram
. It was used to write the Malayalam language
. Malayanma belongs to the same script family like Kolezhuthu
and Vattezhuthu
.
Iravikuttipilla Por is one of the classical works in the Malayalam-Tamil or Malayanma in the 17th century. Iravikkutti Pilla was the brave General of the Travancore kingdom who fought against the invading forces of Vittalaraya of Vijayanagara kingdom in 1547 . This battle was witnessed by Francis Xavier
at Kottar
. Iravikutty Pilla Por
written in Malayanma can be considered a classical Tamil work too which contains very few Sanskrit words.
IravikuttyPilla Por
Padai pokathirunthal paarilullor nahaiaro?
Inthappadai pokathirunthal
Iravikkulathukkizhukkallavo
Ezhu kadalppurathirumparaikkullilirunthalum
Emaraja thoothar vanthalillaiyental viduvaro?
Kallale Kottai ketti Kallaraikkullilirunthalum
Kalanudai alu vanthal naalaiyental viduvaro ?
Nama Raja thoothar vanthal naalaiyental viduvaro ?
Villaintha Valaaruppathukku visanappeda vendam Kel.
Malayanma a form of Malayalam-Tamil which was the ancient language of Kerala. Malayanma was purely a Dravidian language closely resembling Tamil and used Tamil Grammar to write it.Malayanma either used Tamil alphabet or Vatteluttu alphabet to write it.Portuguese printed books in Lingua Malabar Tamul
in the 16th century from Ambazhakkadu near Angamaly
,Quilon
and Thalassery.Thousands of copies of Flos Sanctoram otherwise called Thamburan Vanakkam was printed by Jesuit (Eeso Sabha in Malayalam) missionaries of Angamaly
even after Portuguese left in 1660 AD.
Malayanma and Malalyalm-Tamil were replaced by the British as ruling language of Kerala when they started promoting the Tulu-Grantha Bhasa spoken by Nambudiris in the early 19th century.Various subcastes of Tulu Bunt (community)
such as Nayara Menava,Kuruba and Samantha established Matriarchal dynasties in Kerala after the invasion of Malik Kafur
in 1310AD.After 1310 Tulunadu dynasties which practised Matriarchy
unlike the earlier Tamils brought with them Tulu writing system and Sanskri-Prakrit language to Kerala. However Dravidian Malayanma or Malayalam-Tamil was the ruling language of Kerala until British established their Paramountcy in Kerala at 1805 AD. After the invasion of Tipu Sultan largescale exodus of Nairs from the Kolathiri
and Samuthiri kingdoms led to strengthening of Matriarchy
and Tulu traditions in Travancore leading to decline of Malayanma
.
Tulu Script originally a writing system of Tulunadu was promoted by the British as the writing system of Malayalam too.Sanskrit
was also promoted by the British missionaries like Benjamin Bailey (missionary)
Hermann Gundert
. British promotion of Tulu-Grantha (Sankrit) Malayalam led to the decline and loss of all the ancient Malayanma books and documents written in Palm leaf books (Olakkettu).
Writing system
A writing system is a symbolic system used to represent elements or statements expressible in language.-General properties:Writing systems are distinguished from other possible symbolic communication systems in that the reader must usually understand something of the associated spoken language to...
used in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. It was used to write the Malayalam language
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
. Malayanma belongs to the same script family like Kolezhuthu
Kolezhuthu
Kolezhuthu is one of the oldest writing systems in south India. It was mainly used to write Malayalam language.Kolezhuthu belongs to the same script family like Malayanma and Vattezhuthu....
and Vattezhuthu
Vatteluttu
Vatteluttu alphabet, also spelled Vattezhuttu alphabet is an abugida writing system originating from the Tamil people of Southern India...
.
Iravikuttipilla Por is one of the classical works in the Malayalam-Tamil or Malayanma in the 17th century. Iravikkutti Pilla was the brave General of the Travancore kingdom who fought against the invading forces of Vittalaraya of Vijayanagara kingdom in 1547 . This battle was witnessed by Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
at Kottar
Kottar
Kottar is a locality and a thriving bazaar area of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu state, India; though a part of Nagercoil today, it is the original town around which the city of Nagercoil, near the southernmost tip of Peninsular India, grew. It was an ancient trade center of both Pandyas and Cheras at...
. Iravikutty Pilla Por
written in Malayanma can be considered a classical Tamil work too which contains very few Sanskrit words.
IravikuttyPilla Por
Padai pokathirunthal paarilullor nahaiaro?
Inthappadai pokathirunthal
Iravikkulathukkizhukkallavo
Ezhu kadalppurathirumparaikkullilirunthalum
Emaraja thoothar vanthalillaiyental viduvaro?
Kallale Kottai ketti Kallaraikkullilirunthalum
Kalanudai alu vanthal naalaiyental viduvaro ?
Nama Raja thoothar vanthal naalaiyental viduvaro ?
Villaintha Valaaruppathukku visanappeda vendam Kel.
Malayanma a form of Malayalam-Tamil which was the ancient language of Kerala. Malayanma was purely a Dravidian language closely resembling Tamil and used Tamil Grammar to write it.Malayanma either used Tamil alphabet or Vatteluttu alphabet to write it.Portuguese printed books in Lingua Malabar Tamul
Lingua Malabar Tamul
Malabar Thamozhi, known to Portuguese as Malabar Tamul and as Malabar language to British was a writing scheme adopted to print books in the spoken language of early indigenous Christians in Malabar..Lingua Malabar Tamul or Malayalam-Tamil was a dialect of Tamil spoken by majority of people of...
in the 16th century from Ambazhakkadu near Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
,Quilon
Quilon
Quilon may refer to,* Venad, a former state on Malabar Coast, India* Kollam , Kerala state, India* Kollam district, Kerala state...
and Thalassery.Thousands of copies of Flos Sanctoram otherwise called Thamburan Vanakkam was printed by Jesuit (Eeso Sabha in Malayalam) missionaries of Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
even after Portuguese left in 1660 AD.
Malayanma and Malalyalm-Tamil were replaced by the British as ruling language of Kerala when they started promoting the Tulu-Grantha Bhasa spoken by Nambudiris in the early 19th century.Various subcastes of Tulu Bunt (community)
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
such as Nayara Menava,Kuruba and Samantha established Matriarchal dynasties in Kerala after the invasion of Malik Kafur
Malik Kafur
Malik Kafur, General , or Chand Ram as his name was originally, was a slave who became a head general in the army of Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the Delhi sultanate from 1296 to 1316 AD. He was originally seized by Alauddin's army after the army conquered the city of Khambhat...
in 1310AD.After 1310 Tulunadu dynasties which practised Matriarchy
Matriarchy
A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership and moral authority. It is also sometimes called a gynocratic or gynocentric society....
unlike the earlier Tamils brought with them Tulu writing system and Sanskri-Prakrit language to Kerala. However Dravidian Malayanma or Malayalam-Tamil was the ruling language of Kerala until British established their Paramountcy in Kerala at 1805 AD. After the invasion of Tipu Sultan largescale exodus of Nairs from the Kolathiri
Kolathiri
Kolathiri or Kolathiri Rājā was the title by which the senior most male along the matilinial line of the Mushika or Kolathunādu Royal Family was styled...
and Samuthiri kingdoms led to strengthening of Matriarchy
Matriarchy
A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership and moral authority. It is also sometimes called a gynocratic or gynocentric society....
and Tulu traditions in Travancore leading to decline of Malayanma
Malayanma
Malayanma script was a writing system used in Thiruvananthapuram. It was used to write the Malayalam language. Malayanma belongs to the same script family like Kolezhuthu and Vattezhuthu....
.
Tulu Script originally a writing system of Tulunadu was promoted by the British as the writing system of Malayalam too.Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
was also promoted by the British missionaries like Benjamin Bailey (missionary)
Benjamin Bailey (missionary)
Benjamin Bailey was a British missionary in Kerala for 34 years. He finally left Travancore in 1850. He was ordained 1815 and moved to Kerala in 1816 where he founded a mission station in Kottayam, and in 1821 established a printing press...
Hermann Gundert
Hermann Gundert
Rev. Dr. Hermann Gundert was a German missionary and scholar, who compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam , the first Malayalam-English dictionary , and translated the Bible into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Tellicherry on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, India...
. British promotion of Tulu-Grantha (Sankrit) Malayalam led to the decline and loss of all the ancient Malayanma books and documents written in Palm leaf books (Olakkettu).