- Tamil language - Wikipedia
Tamil script evolved from Tamil Brahmi, and later, the vatteluttu script was used until the current script was standardized The language has a distinct grammatical structure, with agglutinative morphology that allows for complex word formations Tamil is the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry in
- Tamil | People, Religion, Language | Britannica
Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family
- 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 Tamil in India [source]
- History and Major Facts about Tamil Language
In India, Tamil stands proud as one of the country’s six classical languages Tamil boasts its own script distinct from other Indian languages While many scripts are alphabetic (with separate symbols for consonants and vowels), Tamil’s script combines both, making it syllabic
- Tamil | South Asian Languages and Civilizations - University of Chicago
Tamil has an important place in understanding South Asia,being simultaneously a modern language spoken chiefly in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore,and a classical language boasting a continuous history of writing of about 2,500 years with inscriptional, literary and commentarial texts
- 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 Language: Unlocking the Secrets of the Oldest Language
Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world The Tamil language has over 247 million speakers worldwide Tamil has contributed significantly to the development of other languages in the region, such as Malayalam and Kannada
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