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	'''Tamil''' is a [[Dravidian language]].<ref>{{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|t\|æ\|m\|ɪ\|l}} Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> It is spoken in the [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry]] states of [[India]] and parts of [[Sri Lanka]]. Many people in [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world.		'''Tamil''' is the oldest [[Dravidian language]].<ref>{{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|t\|æ\|m\|ɪ\|l}} Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> It is spoken in the [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry]] states of [[India]] and parts of [[Sri Lanka]]. Many people in [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world.

	The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. According to a survey, 1863 newspapers are published in the Tamil language only every day.<ref name="Circulation and the Historical Geog">{{Citation \| first= Burton \|last=Stein \|date=1977 \| title = Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country \| journal = The Journal of Asian Studies \| volume = 37 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 7–26\| doi = 10.2307/2053325 \| jstor=2053325}}</ref><ref>Steever, Sanford B. ''"The Dravidian languages"'', First Published (1998), pp. 6–9. {{ISBN\|0-415-10023-2}}</ref> The oldest text found in Tamil is [[Tolkāppiyam]]. Tamil has a long literary history, and is spoken by almost 90 million people.		The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. According to a survey, 1863 newspapers are published in the Tamil language only every day.<ref name="Circulation and the Historical Geog">{{Citation \| first= Burton \|last=Stein \|date=1977 \| title = Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country \| journal = The Journal of Asian Studies \| volume = 37 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 7–26\| doi = 10.2307/2053325 \| jstor=2053325}}</ref><ref>Steever, Sanford B. ''"The Dravidian languages"'', First Published (1998), pp. 6–9. {{ISBN\|0-415-10023-2}}</ref> The oldest text found in Tamil is [[Tolkāppiyam]]. Tamil has a long literary history, and is spoken by almost 90 million people.

	== Tamil script ==		== Tamil script ==
	The script of the language is very old. It has 12 consonants, 18 [[Consonant\|vowels]], and the ''āytam'' <span lang="ta">ஃ</span>, which is neither a consonant nor a vowel. The ''āytam ''can be used with other letters to represent sounds not in the Tamil script, such as'' '''f''<nowiki/>'. ''The consonants and vowels can mix to form compound letters. Altogether, there are 247 sounds/sets of sounds in the Tamil script. Tamil, like English, is written from left to right.		The script of the language is very old. It has 12 consonants, 18 [[Consonant\|vowels]], and the ''āytam'' <span lang="ta">ஃ</span>, which is neither a consonant nor a vowel. The ''āytam ''can be used with other letters to represent sounds not in the Tamil script, such as'' '''f''<nowiki/>'. ''The consonants and vowels can mix to form compound letters. Altogether, there are 247 sounds/sets of sounds in the Tamil script. Tamil, like English, is written from left to right.
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	It is a [[Brahmi]] script, and it has been said that most of the other Indian scripts are basically derived from the letters of Tamil. In a few cases, the words themselves were used in other Indian languages for better understanding. Tamil numbers have certainly shaped the numbers in other Dravidian language family.		It is a [[Brahmi]] script, and it has been said that most of the other Indian scripts are basically derived from the letters of Tamil. In a few cases, the words themselves were used in other Indian languages for better understanding. Tamil numbers have certainly shaped the numbers in other Dravidian language family.

	Tamil is the dominant language in Tamil Nadu, India, and Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is also spoken in places like the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Fiji]], [[Indonesia]], [[France]], [[Africa]] and [[Thailand]]. This is because of the Tamil [[diaspora]].		Tamil is the dominant language in Tamil Nadu, India, and Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is also spoken in places like the [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Fiji]], [[Indonesia]], [[France]], [[Africa]] and [[Thailand]]. This is because of the Tamil [[diaspora]].

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Other websites ==		== Other websites ==

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	'''Tamil''' is a [[Dravidian language]].<ref>{{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|t\|æ\|m\|ɪ\|l}} Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> It is spoken in the [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry]] states of [[India]] and parts of [[Sri Lanka]]. Many people in [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world.		'''Tamil''' is a [[Dravidian language]].<ref>{{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|t\|æ\|m\|ɪ\|l}} Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> It is spoken in the [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry]] states of [[India]] and parts of [[Sri Lanka]]. Many people in [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]] also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world.

	The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. According to a survey, 1863 newspapers are published in the Tamil language only every day..<ref name="Circulation and the Historical Geog">{{Citation \| first= Burton \|last=Stein \|date=1977 \| title = Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country \| journal = The Journal of Asian Studies \| volume = 37 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 7–26\| doi = 10.2307/2053325 \| jstor=2053325}}</ref><ref>Steever, Sanford B. ''"The Dravidian languages"'', First Published (1998), pp. 6–9. {{ISBN\|0-415-10023-2}}</ref> The oldest text found in Tamil is [[Tolkāppiyam]]. Tamil has a long literary history, and is spoken by almost 90 million people.		The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. According to a survey, 1863 newspapers are published in the Tamil language only every day.<ref name="Circulation and the Historical Geog">{{Citation \| first= Burton \|last=Stein \|date=1977 \| title = Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country \| journal = The Journal of Asian Studies \| volume = 37 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 7–26\| doi = 10.2307/2053325 \| jstor=2053325}}</ref><ref>Steever, Sanford B. ''"The Dravidian languages"'', First Published (1998), pp. 6–9. {{ISBN\|0-415-10023-2}}</ref> The oldest text found in Tamil is [[Tolkāppiyam]]. Tamil has a long literary history, and is spoken by almost 90 million people.

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