Tamil language - Wikipedia
Tamil [b] (தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced ⓘ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India, along with Sanskrit, [10] [11] attested since c. 300 BCE.
Tamils - Wikipedia
Various varieties of Tamil is spoken by the Tamils across regions such as Madras Bashai, Kongu Tamil, Madurai Tamil, Nellai Tamil, Kumari Tamil and various Sri Lankan Tamil dialects such as Batticaloa Tamil, Jaffna Tamil and Negombo Tamil in Sri Lanka.
Tamil | People, Religion, & Language | Britannica
Jan 7, 2025 · Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family.
Tamil language | Origin, History, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 13, 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.
Tamil - South Asian Studies
Tamil is spoken by approximately 70 million people worldwide and has one of the oldest literary traditions in the world with traceable beginnings to over 2,000 years ago. It holds official language status in Tamil Nadu in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, and has a large diaspora.
Tamil language and alphabet - Omniglot
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka, and also in Malaysia, the UK, South Africa, Canada, the USA, Singapore, France, Mauritius, and many other countries. According to the 2001 Indian census, there were 60.8 million speakers of …
History and Major Facts about Tamil Language
Sep 5, 2023 · Below, WHE presents everything you need to know about the Tamil language: How old is Tamil Language? It’s one of the oldest surviving languages, with a history extending beyond 2,500 years. While the precise age of the language is …
Tamil language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamil is the dominant language in the state of Tamil Nadu which is situated in India, and Northern provinces of Sri Lanka. It is also spoken by significant immigrant communities and the historical Tamil diaspora in like the United States, Germany, Fiji, Indonesia, France, Africa and Thailand and much more.
Tamil | Penn Language Center - University of Pennsylvania
Tamil, a language with a long and ancient literary tradition, has been spoken in southern India for several millennia. Ninety-two percent of its speakers live in India's southern Tamil Nadu State, where it is spoken by 48 million first language speakers.
Tamil culture - Wikipedia
Tamil culture refers to the culture of the Tamil people.The Tamils speak the Tamil language, one of the oldest languages in India with more than two thousand years of written history.. Archaeological evidence from the Tamilakam region indicates a continuous history of human occupation for more than 3,800 years. Historically, the region was inhabited by Tamil-speaking Dravidian people.
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