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May 24, 2024 · Tamil language, member of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore and has additional speakers in Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, and South Africa.
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May 20, 2024 · In the early years ce, Madurai was well known for its Tamil sangam (literary society), and a new sangam was established in 1901. The city is home to Madurai Kamaraj University (founded 1966) as well as to medical and law colleges.
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May 23, 2024 · The vast majority of modern Dravidian languages generally have some voicing distinctions amongst stops; as for aspiration, it appears in at least the formal varieties of the so-called "literary" Dravidian languages (except Tamil) today, but may be rare or entirely absent in less formal registers, as well as in the many "non-literary" Dravidian ...
6 days ago · History and distribution of the Tamil people. Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family. Numbering about 64 million in the early 21st century (including about 3 million speakers in northern and eastern Sri Lanka), Tamil speakers make up the majority of the population of Tamil Nadu state and also inhabit parts of Kerala ...
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May 9, 2024 · 6. Irula: A Tribal Language with Tamil Roots. HTML Image Code: Irula, spoken by the Irula tribe in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, is a tribal language with close ties to Tamil. The influence of Tamil is evident in Irula’s vocabulary and grammatical structures, reflecting the tribe’s historical association with the Tamil-speaking region. 7.
3 days ago · Telugu and Tamil people are related culturally, but their languages belong to different language families. Tamil belongs to the Dravidian language family, while Telugu belongs to the Dravidian language family. Which two countries speak Tamil language? Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also an official language in Sri ...
May 18, 2024 · Tamil Nadu, formerly known as Madras State, got its name through a series of political and linguistic reorganizations. After India’s independence in 1947, the region was initially known as the Madras State. In 1969, the state was officially renamed Tamil Nadu, which translates to “Tamil Country” in English.
