Ok, so I've always been interested in the Dravidian (and Indo-Aryan) languages of India. And because Vijay won't shut up about Malayalam, I decided to learn some. Even if only to get in on his secret little language.
For right now I'm going to slog through An Intensive Course in Malayalam by B. Shyamala Kumari, but I also have access to the text and audio of Moag's Malayalam: A University Course and Reference Grammar, just in case. I'm still working on getting the audio for Kumari's course.
So far I've started learning the alphabet/syllabary.
I know അ ആ ഇ ഈ ഉ ഊ so far.
I'll learn ഋ എ ഏ ഐ ഒ ഓ this week.