Tamil[b] (தமிழ், tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ), is a dravidian language spoken by the tamil people of south asia. Tamil, people originally of southern india who speak tamil, one of the principal languages of the dravidian family. Tamil is a dravidian language spoken in southern india, sri lanka and singapore. 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 india.
Learn to speak, read, and write tamil through free, interactive lessons Today, tamil is spoken by over 80 million people worldwide — mainly in tamil nadu (india), sri lanka, singapore, and malaysia. Tamil is a member of the dravidian language family, a group of languages predominantly spoken in south india and some parts of central and eastern india It is one of the 22 officially recognized languages in india, along with the likes of hindi, urdu, punjabi, and nepali. Tamil is a member of the dravidian family, whose various branches are nearly all spoken in southern india Tamil is written in a syllabic system, like that of other south asian languages, and it derives from the ashokan brahmi script.
Tamil’s literary corpus, rich political and social history, and vibrant film industry are just some of the reasons to study this fascinating and important language. Tamils constitute about 5.7% of the indian population and form the majority in the south indian state of tamil nadu and the union territory of puducherry.
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