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Tamil [b] ( தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry, and the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore.
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Tamil is a Dravidian language. [8] It is spoken in the Tamil Nadu and other states of India and parts of Sri Lanka. Many people in Singapore and Malaysia also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world. The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes Telugu, Odia, Kannada and Malayalam.
- 75 million (2011–2015), L2 speakers: 6 million
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A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ஹரால்டு எஃப் ஷிஃப்மன். (1998). "Standardization or restandardization: The case for 'Standard' Spoken Tamil". Language in Society 27, 359–385. ஹரால்டு எஃப் ஷிஃப்மன். (1999).
- 70-80 மில்லியன் (2007), 8 மில்லியன் பேரின் 2வது மொழி
- திராவிடம், தென் திராவிடம்தமிழ்-கன்னடம்தமிழ்-குடகுதமிழ்-மலையாளம்தமிழ் மொழிக் குடும்பம்தமிழ்
The Tamil Wikipedia is the second largest Wikipedia among Indian languages and the 60th largest Wikipedia by article count (As of 19 March 2024). [1] It is also the first and only Wikipedia of Dravidian origin to possess more than 150,000+ articles (as of 2022). The project is one of the leading Wikipedia among other South Asian language ...
- September 2003; 20 years ago
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- 196,339+ (as of October 2021)
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Tamil literature started to apper in 300 BC, and the language used until the 700 AD is known as Old Tamil. From 700-1600 AD the language is known as Middle Tamil, and since 1600 the language has been known as Modern Tamil. Tamil was originally written with a version of the Brahmi script known as Tamil Brahmi.
Tamil is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry, and the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory ...
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