Tamil belongs to the southern branch of the Dravidian languages, a family of around 26 languages native to the Indian subcontinent. The variety and quality of classical Tamil literature has led to its being described as 'one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world'

It has the oldest extant literature amongst other Dravidian languages. According to a 2001 survey, there were 1,863 newspapers published in Tamil, of which 353 were dailies. More than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions (about 55,000) found by the Archaeological Survey of India are in the Tamil language. to be acknowledged and registered by UNESCO Memory of the World register in 19 were in Tamil. The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated from ca. The earliest epigraphic records found on rock edicts and hero stones date from around the 3rd century BCE. Tamil literature has existed for over 2000 years. It has been described as 'the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past.' and having 'one of the richest literatures in the world'. Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, Fiji, Germany, United States, Netherlands, Mauritius and Réunion as well as emigrant communities around the world. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was declared a classical language by the government of India in 2004. It is also chiefly spoken in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands as one of the secondary languages. Tamil is also a national language of Sri Lanka and an official language of Singapore and Mauritius. It has official status in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil /ˈtæmɪl/ (tamiḻ, ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of South India and North-east Sri Lanka. One of the Elegant and Canadish look and Long Tail. I will call this a font with style and long tail. This is Normal Ravi font with refreshingly stylish look. Oh! like any other tamil font this comes with a style. Windows / Mac / Linux 387Įxtra Extra Bold, Eye catching Font. Has a gothic look with the fish-tail edge on the character. 1 Tamil Font on this page if not on this planet earth. The unique and modern font with the characters representing the digital clock look. Preview and Download it NOW! Windows / Mac / Linux 462 Another Stylish Tamil font with classic look. Windows / Mac / Linux 388Įxtra Strong, Italic, Soft Edge. Windows / Mac / Linux 542Įxtra Bold, Extra Strong, Italic and Stylish.

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