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The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar ( Tamil: தமிழர், romanized: Tamiḻar, pronounced [t̪amiɻaɾ] in the singular or தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, [t̪amiɻaɾɡaɭ] in the plural), Tamilians, [8] or simply Tamils ( / ˈtæmɪlz, ˈtɑː -/ TAM-ilz, TAHM- ), [9] are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry ...
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The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar, Tamilians, or simply Tamils, are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, to the union territory of Puducherry, and to Sri Lanka.
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Contents. 1 History. 1.1 Pre-historic period. 1.2 Classical period. 1.3 Imperial and post-imperial periods. 1.4 Tamils in Sri Lanka. 1.5 Modern period. 2 Geographic distribution. 2.1 Indian Tamils. 2.2 Sri Lankan Tamils. 2.3 Tamil emigrant communities. 3 Culture. 3.1 Language and literature. 3.2 Visual art and architecture. 3.3 Performing arts.
The Tamil are a people of southern India, speaking the Tamil language and unified by a common culture. Their name is derived from "Damila," the name of an ancient, warlike non-Aryan people mentioned in early Buddhist and Jain records.
