# Translating to Malayalam

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**Created:** [4월 18, 2017, 6:42오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-to-malayalam/61207 "2017-04-18T18:42:07Z")\
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Please forgive my ignorance. Is Malayalam a language unique in and of itself, or is it more like a subset (dialect) of another language?

In other words, would using a more “close enough” general language be an option?

> Dravidian languages  
> Badaga, Brahui, Gondi, Jatapu, Kannada, Kodava, Kolam, Konda, Koya, Kurukh, Malayalam, Mukha Dora, Sankethi, Savara, Sunuwar, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Yerukula

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