Malayalam Translation & Language Services

Despite the limited number of geographies speaking Malayalam, the language, over the years, has developed several variations, and therefore a particular word that has a certain meaning in the northern part of the state, could have a different connotation and/ or meaning in its southern part. Ethnologue identifies 13 different dialects of Malayalam, such as Pulaya, Kasargod, North Kerala, Central Kerala, Nagari-Malayalam, Malabar, Kayavar, South Kerala, Nair, Namboodiri, Moplah, and Nasrani. Amongst these dialects, Nair and Namboodiri have a common natural resemblance. Nevertheless, the Moplah dialect is considerably different from the standard or the literary form of the language.

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English to Malayalam Translation Samples

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English to Malayalam Translation Challenges

Malayalam comes with its extremely unique set of challenges. Popularly, it is considered to be the most difficult of all the southern Indian languages, although yes, in reality, every language is unique its own right! Let us take a look at some of the peculiarities of Malayalam that make Malayalam translations challenging.

1. Dialects

Of course, the foremost challenge is dealing with the variations in the dialects. Malayalam dialects vary to different extents from each other. For instance, Papaya, which is generally known as Omaykka in the southern regions, is known as Karmos in the Malabar region. Similarly, other words in the language have their own colloquially varying forms, dealing with each one if it could pose a genuine challenge for the translator. Hence, here, you need a Malayalam language expert that’s well-versed with these variations and is adept at applying them at work.

2. Phonetics

Malayalam stands out different from other Indian languages when it comes to phonetics. The challenge here is with the non-obvious nature of the way some words are pronounced. For instance, the word bhagyam, which means fate in English, and which would be otherwise pronounced as ‘Bha’gyam elsewhere, would be pronounced as ‘Fa’gyam. Again, ‘Fa’ over here, wouldn’t be clearly pronounced, but with a hint of Bha, and that of Fa, to produce an entirely different sound that’s near to Fa, but not completely one.

3. Expert Native and Certified Malayalam Translators

This is one challenge that, perhaps, every business owner intending to expand the business in the Malayalam speaking regions confront. Given the fact that Malayalam has several dialects, with each of it different in its own right, it is extremely challenging to employ the right, multi-lingual Malayalam translator on the job. Besides, another challenge is that of the approach of translation. Since online translations are different from the offline ones, and also because every document comes with its own translation requirement, it is imperative that the translator is in cognizance of these variations, and applies them aptly while translating diverse forms of documents.