Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken chiefly in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Its documented literary tradition extends back more than two millennia.

Tamil script: The writing system used to represent Tamil, descended from the ancient Brahmi script. Its distinctive characters encode Tamil sounds and shape how the language is read and written.
Tamil-Brahmi: An early form of the Brahmi script adapted to write Tamil, attested in inscriptions from the ancient period. Its inscriptions provide early evidence for written Tamil and its historical sound system.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India where Tamil is the principal official language. Tamil is the dominant language of public life and education in the state.
Thiruvalluvar: A classical Tamil poet traditionally credited with composing the ethical work Tirukkural. His concise couplets became a lasting landmark of Tamil literary expression.
Sanskrit: An ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia with a major classical literary and religious tradition. Tamil is Dravidian, but centuries of contact with Sanskrit shaped vocabulary and literary practice.
Tamil grammar: The rules and patterns governing word formation and sentence structure in Tamil. Agglutinative word forms and characteristic sentence patterns distinguish Tamil grammar.
Tolkāppiyam: An ancient Tamil work on grammar and poetics, traditionally regarded as the earliest extant Tamil grammar. It preserves early descriptions of Tamil language, literary conventions, and social life.
Sri Lankan Tamil: A variety of Tamil spoken chiefly by Tamil communities in Sri Lanka. Its regional forms and literary traditions reflect Tamil’s longstanding presence on the island.
Kambar: A medieval Tamil poet best known for the epic Ramavataram, also called Kamba Ramayanam. His adaptation of the Ramayana established a major achievement in Tamil epic poetry.
Telugu language: A Dravidian language spoken chiefly in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu is a close family neighbor with a distinct script and literary history.

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