Places (and where you live)

Question 1

Malayalam has things called locative endings. This is where you change the way you say the place to tell someone where you are from. What would I say if I wanted to talk about America? What about Kerala?

Answer 1

Americayil
Keralathil

Question 2

Which locative do you use for places that end in -a or -e? -am? And if the place ends in a consonant?

Answer 2

-a or -e = yil
-am = thil
Consonant = il

Question 3

What is the difference between ninnaanu and aanu?

Answer 3

Ninnaau means from (ex. Nyan Kochiyil ninnaanu) while just aanu means it is in someplace (Kochi keralathil aanu)

Question 4

Ann Arbor is in America

Answer 4

Ann Arbor Americayil aanu (aa-ni)?

Question 5

Is from

Answer 5

Ninnú(nin) + aanú(aa-ni)

Question 6

I am from America.

Answer 6

Nyan Americayil ninnaanu (nin-na-nu)

Question 7

Is Shah Rukh Khan also from Kerala?

Answer 7

Shah Rukh Khanum Keralathil ninnaano (nin-na-no)?

Question 8

Where in Kerala are you from? (It literally means where in the country are you)

Answer 8

Naatil Evideya (na-til I-vid-a-aa)?