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{{Short description|Dravidian language group}} | |||
{{Infobox language family | {{Infobox language family | ||
| name = Tamil | | name = Tamil | ||
| region = [[South India]] | | region = [[South India]] | ||
| familycolor = Dravidian | | familycolor = Dravidian | ||
| fam2 = | | fam2 = Southern | ||
| fam3 = Tamil–Kodagu | | fam3 = Tamil–Kodagu | ||
| fam4 = Tamil–Malayalam | | fam4 = Tamil–Malayalam | ||
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The '''Tamil languages''' are the group of [[Dravidian languages]] most closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In addition to Tamil itself, they are: | The '''Tamil languages''' are the group of [[Dravidian languages]] most closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In addition to Tamil itself, they are: | ||
* [[Irula language|Irula]], [[Betta Kurumba language|Betta Kurumba]], [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Eravallan language|Eravallan]], [[Kanikkaran language|Kanikkaran]], [[Muthuvan language|Muthuvan]], [[Sholaga language|Sholaga]], [[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]], [[Sankethi dialect|Sankethi]] | * [[Irula language|Irula]], [[Betta Kurumba language|Betta Kurumba]], [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Eravallan language|Eravallan]], [[Kanikkaran language|Kanikkaran]], [[Muthuvan language|Muthuvan]], [[Sholaga language|Sholaga]], [[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]], [[Sankethi dialect|Sankethi]], [[Sri Lankan Tamil|Eezhavam]] | ||
[[Arwi]] is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic. | [[Arwi]] is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic. | ||