2007-03-17 22:23:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
the name "tamil " itself shows its greatness because the letter 'zh' in tamil (pronounced as tamizh) is special
2007-03-18 03:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i had students from India and i have to remember the language... it doesn't have the letter "F" in it they spell phonetincally....Dravidian language with the oldest extant literature, As of 1996, it was the eighteenth most spoken language[citation needed], with over 74 million speakers worldwide. It is one of the official languages of India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. As of 1996, it was the eighteenth most spoken language[citation needed], with over 74 million speakers worldwide. It is one of the official languages of India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.Tamil is the Official Language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and union territories of Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and is one of 23 nationally recognised Official Languages in the Constitution of India. Tamil is an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and has constitutional recognition in South Africa, Mauritius and Malaysia.
In addition, with the creation in 2004 of a legal status for classical languages by the government of India, Tamil became the first legally recognised classical language following a campaign by several Tamil associations supported by academics from India and abroad, most notably Professor George L. Hart, who occupies the Chair in Tamil Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] The recognition was announced by the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of both houses of the Indian Parliament on June 6, 2004
2007-03-17 22:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋