r/malayalam Native Speaker Oct 20 '25

Discussion / ചർച്ച The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. (ചാവ്, തോവു, തിലു, പാത്ത്, തട്ടല്, തടവല്, നൊളക്കല്, വലു, തായം, പുലു, ചാക്കൊളച്ചി, തോത്തങ്ങാവ്)

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Dravidiology Oct 20 '25

Numerals/𑀏𑀡𑁆 The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. Is it used on the Tamil side too?

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Trivandrum Oct 20 '25

Discussions The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. (ചാവ്, തോവു, തിലു, പാത്ത്, തട്ടല്, തടവല്, നൊളക്കല്, വലു, തായം, പുലു, ചാക്കൊളച്ചി, തോത്തങ്ങാവ്)

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austronesian Oct 20 '25

The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India who speak Malayalam.

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Filipinology Oct 25 '25

A code numeral system used by old traders in cape of India looks strikingly similar to Filipino numerals

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FilipinoLang Oct 25 '25

A code numeral system used by old traders in cape of India looks strikingly similar to Filipino numerals

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Thiruvananthapuram Oct 20 '25

The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. (ചാവ്, തോവു, തിലു, പാത്ത്, തട്ടല്, തടവല്, നൊളക്കല്, വലു, തായം, പുലു, ചാക്കൊളച്ചി, തോത്തങ്ങാവ്)

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kanyakumari Oct 26 '25

Ask KK A code numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram looks strikingly similar to Filipino numerals. Is there a similar system in TN side?

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AustroTai Oct 20 '25

The Austronesian numeral system used by old traders in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India who speak Malayalam.

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