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- Most Tamil Americans in the US originate from Tamil Nadu in India and northern Sri Lanka. They have settled in various regions of the country, with the largest concentration living in the New York City Metropolitan Area, including Central New Jersey and parts of New York’s Long Island and Staten Island.
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4 days ago · People who speak Tamil as their mother tongue and are born in Tamil clans are considered Tamils. Tamils constitute 5.9% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15% in Sri Lanka (excluding Eelam Moors), 7% in Malaysia, and 5% in Singapore.
May 15, 2024 · 4. Myanmar: Myanmar has a Tamil-speaking population of around 1,000,000. Tamil migration to Myanmar began centuries ago, and today, the community continues to make valuable contributions to the country. 5. United States: The Tamil-speaking population in the United States is approximately 293,907.
4 days ago · 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, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh states, all situated in the southernmost third of India.
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May 18, 2024 · The United States is home to 293,907 Tamil speakers, making it one of the countries with a sizable Tamil-speaking population. Coming back to New Jersey, it is fascinating to learn that Tamils are spread all over the state, from Jersey City in the north to Cherry Hill in the south.
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May 17, 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.
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
4 days ago · Kurukh is also spoken in parts of Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Brahui is mostly spoken in the Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iranian Balochistan, Afghanistan and around the Marw oasis in Turkmenistan. During the colonial period in India, Dravidian speakers emigrated to Southeast Asia, Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji and the Caribbean.
4 days ago · The majority are of Tamil speaking heritage along with people that speak Hindi or Bhojpuri, mostly descending from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. There are also smaller numbers of Telugu speaking communities while a minority are descended from Indian traders who migrated to South Africa at around the same time, many from Gujarat.
