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  2. www.britannica.com › topic › Tamil-languageTamil language | Origin, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 1, 2024 · The earliest Tamil writing is attested in inscriptions and potsherds from the 5th century bce. Three periods have been distinguished through analyses of grammatical and lexical changes: Old Tamil (from about 450 bce to 700 ce), Middle Tamil (700–1600), and Modern Tamil (from 1600).

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tamil_languageTamil language - Wikipedia

    The term "Tamil" has its origins in the ancient Tamil Sangams, where it was first recorded in the Tholkappiyam around the 2nd century BCE. The language belongs to the southern branch of the Dravidian language family and shares close ties with Malayalam and Kannada.

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    Feb 21, 2023 · Tamil is one of the oldest living languages in the world, with a recorded history that dates back over 2,000 years. The oldest known written records of Tamil date back to the 3rd century BCE, with the language continuing to evolve and develop over the centuries.

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    v. t. e. The Tamils (/ ˈtæmɪlz, ˈtɑː -/ TAM-ilz, TAHM-), also known as the Tamilar, [ note 4 ] are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › TamilTamil | People, Religion, & Language | Britannica

    5 days ago · Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family.

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  8. worldhistoryedu.com › tamil-languageHistory and Major Facts about Tamil Language

    Sep 5, 2023 · Major milestone. The Tamil language has a rich history marked by notable milestones. In 1578, “Thambiran Vanakkam,” a prayer book written in the ancient Tamil script, was printed and published by Portuguese Christian missionaries. This distinction made Tamil the first Indian language to be printed.

  9. www.tridindia.com › history-of-tamil-languageHistory of the Tamil Language: Everything You Need to Know

    Jul 7, 2023 · This makes it part of Southern Dravidian languages that are spoken primarily in the regions of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Puducherry in India, as well as in Northern Sri Lanka and Singapore. The origins of the Tamil language is still a mystery and there is a need to be able to clearly understand a language.