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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
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