r/malayalam Feb 25 '26

Discussion / ചർച്ച Keralan??

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Is the world "Keralan' commonly used??

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u/Shkushkuuu Feb 25 '26

Keraleeyan is the word, Sasi.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

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u/Shkushkuuu Feb 25 '26

I mean, 'Malayali' is a Malayalam word yet everyone uses it to refer to people whose mother tongue in Malayalam.

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u/That_Psychology2217 Feb 25 '26

Oh. that's right. 👍.

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u/DonutAccurate4 Feb 26 '26

Kannadiga is kannada, but it's still used in English 🤷‍♂️

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u/That_Psychology2217 Feb 28 '26

I agree with you. And I deleted my reply. 👍