What is the origin/history of Tamil language?

Asked by Last Modified  

3 Answers

Follow 1
Answer

Please enter your answer

Experienced language and art instructor with 7 years of teaching experience

The Tamil language is one of the oldest living languages in the world and has a rich history dating back over 2,000 years. Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The language has a rich literary tradition, and many ancient Tamil texts have survived...
read more
The Tamil language is one of the oldest living languages in the world and has a rich history dating back over 2,000 years. Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The language has a rich literary tradition, and many ancient Tamil texts have survived to the present day. The Tamil language and culture have also been influenced by other civilizations, including the Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. read less
Comments

German language and communication trainer.

The earliest Tamil literature can be traced back to the Sangam period (c. 300 BCE to 300 CE), a time when Tamil-speaking kingdoms flourished in South India.
Comments

Urbanpro Tutor with 17 years of experience

It's having 2000 years of history. It's an ancient Dravidian language. Rich in it's scripts, grammar and vocabulary. The wonderful period of Tamil is called as Sangam period. It's not only a language, it contains rich unique culture, tradition and all kind of emotions together.
Comments

View 1 more Answers

Related Questions

In which other countries is the Tamil language spoken?
It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry). It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore and has significant numbers...
Profile Photo
Hamdaan
0 0
View Comments5
Who regulates Tamil Language?
The Tamil language is regulated by the Tamil Virtual Academy and Tamil Nadu Government, along with institutions like the SIL International and Unicode Consortium for digital standards.
Profile Photo
Preeti
0 0
View Comments6
How many vowels and consonants are there in the Tamil language?
The Tamil script has 12 vowels, 18 consonants, 1 special character and 216 consonant based vowels. Hence a set of 247 symbols exists in the Tamil script
Profile Photo
Avishkar
0 0
View Comments7
How does the Tamil language survive with just 18 consonants?
Tamil survives with 18 consonants because it uses vowel-consonant combinations, diacritics, and contextual pronunciation to create a wide range of sounds and words efficiently.
Profile Photo
Vikram
0 0
View Comments6
Is Tamil the toughest language?
No,its not the toughest language.Its an interesting language.Its related with one's interest.
Profile Photo
Asif
0 0
View Comments7

Now ask question in any of the 1000+ Categories, and get Answers from Tutors and Trainers on UrbanPro.com

Ask a Question

Related Lessons

Greetings
https://vz-3ad30922-ba4.b-cdn.net/54883076-410b-48fe-a794-1d83dd0ab31a/play_480p.mp4
Profile Photo

Some useful question & answer:
Q: How are you? *epadi irukeenga? Q: Are you fine? *nalla irukeengala? # am fine # am good *nalla iruken # not bad *paravaalla # some how OK *edo irukken # not good # bad *nalla illa
G

Ganesh P.

3 0
View Comments0


Past tense exercises in Tamil
Example sentences in Past Tense S.No My book-enoda pusthagam 1. My name is shelly Enoda pearu shelly 2. My teacher gave me a story book today ...
Profile Photo

Come - Vaa
He comes - avan varukiraan She comes - aval varugiraal I come - naan varugiren You come - nee vaa We come - naangal varukiroam They come - avargal varukiraargal
G

Ganesh P.

2 0
View Comments0

Recommended Articles

Due to globalization of the Indian economy, the demand for learning foreign languages is on the rise. ITES (Information Technology Enabled Service) and Outsourcing have brought a lot of job opportunities paving the way for the learning foreign languages. German is the native language of more than 100 million people in...

Read full article >

When globalization was out of picture, it was enough to know just the mother tongue. Since globalization and out-sourcing have become part of life, there is a nagging need to learn new languages. Foreign languages help us to communicate with potential clients, sell our ideas and bond with their culture. It could be opening...

Read full article >

Learning any second language could be a little bit tricky. However, to learn a language, one needs to write, read, understand and speak it appropriately. Therefore, many students and professionals find it helpful in learning a foreign language from a reputable and reliable source. A second language helps them to increase...

Read full article >

If you think English is enough to communicate with anybody in this world, you are sadly misinformed. Statistically the highest spoken foreign language in the world is Chinese with 20.7%, followed by English at 6.2%. That means that 93.8% of people do not speak English. This makes it necessary to learn another foreign language...

Read full article >

Looking for Tamil Language classes?

Learn from the Best Tutors on UrbanPro

Are you a Tutor or Training Institute?

Join UrbanPro Today to find students near you