There are Malayalis in almost every country on earth, and their Malayalam is not quite Kerala's. This class is about using Malayalam in the Gulf, Britain, Ireland, Germany, Canada, Australia and beyond. It explains how diaspora Malayalam differs: more English-mixed, sometimes frozen in the year someone left, and split by generation. Then it gives you the practical way in: the local Malayali association, its Onam celebration, and two sentences to have ready, ഞാൻ മലയാളം പഠിക്കുകയാണ് (njaan malayaalam padikkukayaanu), I am learning Malayalam, and ഓണാശംസകൾ (onaashamsakal), Onam greetings. Key Malayalam words for this topic: ഞാൻ മലയാളം പഠിക്കുകയാണ് (njaan malayaalam padikkukayaanu) – I am learning Malayalam ഓണാശംസകൾ (onaashamsakal) – Happy Onam പ്രവാസി (pravaasi) – Malayali living abroad മലയാളി (malayaali) – a Malayali നാട് (naadu) – home town, homeland നാട്ടുകാരൻ (naattukaaran) – someone from back home കൂട്ടായ്മ (koottaayma) – community group, get-together സമാജം (samaajam) – association (as in Kerala Samajam) എവിടെ നിന്നാണ്? (evide ninnaanu?) – where are you from? വിദേശം (videsham) – abroad, a foreign country In this class: • Nurses, healthcare and the shape of Kerala's migration • Why diaspora Malayalam mixes in English, and why that is not decline • Receptive bilingualism and the three-generation pattern • Associations, samajams, Onam halls and weekend classes you can sit in on Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.