Thursday, December 1, 2011

Proto- Dravidan



Proto-Dravidian
Proto-South-Dravidian
Proto-Central Dravidian
Proto-Tamil-Kannada
Proto-Telugu
Proto-Tamil-Toda
Proto-Kannada
Proto-Telugu
Proto-Tamil-Kodagu
Kannada
Telugu
Proto-Tamil-Malayalam
Proto-Tamil
Malayalam
Tamil

The earliest written record resembling Malayalam is the Vazhappalli inscription (ca. 830 CE). The early literature of Malayalam comprised three types of composition: Malayalam Nada, Tamil Nada and Sanskrit Nada.

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