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Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Indian Signing System (ISS)