Tamil | |
General Information | |
Native name: | தமிழ் |
Writing system: | Brahamic (Tamil Alphabet) Arwi (Abjad) |
Language family: | Dravidian Southern Dravidian Tamil-Kannada Tamil-Kodagu Tamil-Malayalam Tamil |
ISO 639-1: | ta |
Speakers | |
First language: | 70 million |
Second language: | 8 million |
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Tamil is a Southern Dravidian language.
Geographic Distribution[]
Official Language in[]
- India
- Puducherry
- Tamil Nadu
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
Recognized Minority Language in[]
- Canada
- India
- Kerala
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Réunion
- Seychelles