15 Questions
Which people are natively spoken Tamil?
Tamil people of South Asia
In which countries is Tamil an official language?
Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and the Indian Union territory of Puducherry
Where is Tamil also spoken by significant minorities?
Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which countries have Tamil diaspora?
Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and Mauritius
What was Tamil classified as in the Constitution of India?
One of 22 scheduled languages and the first to be classified as a classical language of India
Which Indian state and Union territory have Tamil as an official language?
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
What did A. K. Ramanujan describe Tamil as?
A. K. Ramanujan described Tamil as 'the only language of cont.'
Where is Tamil natively spoken by the Tamil people?
South Asia
What was Tamil classified as in the Constitution of India?
One of 22 scheduled languages
What did the text describe Tamil as in terms of its longevity?
One of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world
What is Tamil?
Tamil is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.
Where is Tamil an official language?
Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian Union territory of Puducherry.
Where is Tamil spoken as a significant minority language?
Tamil is spoken by significant minorities in the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, as well as the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
What is the significance of Tamil in the Constitution of India?
Tamil is one of the 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India and was the first to be classified as a classical language of India.
According to A. K. Ramanujan, how did he describe Tamil?
A. K. Ramanujan described Tamil as 'the only language of cont.'
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