Jain Bunt) Byari or Beary (ಬ್ಯಾರಿIPA: [bjaːɾi]) is a geographically isolated dialect of Malayalam spoken by the Byaris who are part of the Muslim community in Tulu Nadu region of Coastal Karnataka and Northern Kerala (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kasargod districts).

[2][3][page needed] Byari is influenced by Tulu phonology and grammar.

[4] Surrounded by Tulu-speaking populations, the impact of Tulu on the phonological, morphological and syntactic structure of the dialect is evident.

[5] Sounds peculiar to Malayalam such as 'ḻ', 'ṇ', 'ṟ' are not found in this dialect.

[10] Person endings of verbs observed in modern Dravidian languages are later innovations.

[10] Person suffixes in Byari closely resemble those of Tulu,[10] although the past tense in this dialect agrees with that of standard Malayalam in shape as well as in the distribution of allomorphs.

[11] Nativised Arabic words are very common in everyday speech, especially in coastal areas.