Tamil

Summary

Tamil is a natural language^[1]. Tamil ranks in the top 0.68% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,896 views/month, #5 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tamil is in the country of India^[3].
• Tamil is in the country of Singapore^[4].
• Tamil is in the country of Sri Lanka^[5].
• Tamil is in the country of Malaysia^[6].
• Tamil is in the country of Mauritius^[7].
• Tamil is in the country of South Africa^[8].
• Tamil's instance of is recorded as natural language^[9].
• Tamil's instance of is recorded as modern language^[10].
• Tamil's instance of is recorded as sacred language^[11].
• Tamil is a type of Tamil languages^[12].
• Tamil's writing system is recorded as Tamil script^[13].
• Tamil's writing system is recorded as Vatteluttu^[14].
• Tamil's writing system is recorded as Koleluttu^[15].
• Tamil's writing system is recorded as Arabic script^[16].
• Tamil is part of Classical Languages of India^[17].
• Tamil is part of Schedule languages of India^[18].
• Tamil's Commons category is recorded as Tamil language^[19].
• Tamil's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ta^[20].
• Tamil's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10, 'lon': 78.5}^[21].
• Tamil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tamil language^[22].
• Tamil's Commons gallery is recorded as Tamil language gallery^[23].
• Tamil's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+75000000'}^[24].
• Tamil's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+67832790'}^[25].
• Tamil's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+8000000'}^[26].
• Tamil's time of earliest written record is recorded as 400 BC^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[9], modern language^[10], and sacred language^[11]. Tamil is a type of Tamil languages^[12].

Use and Application

Part of include Classical Languages of India^[17], a heritage designation^[28], in India^[29] and Schedule languages of India^[18], in India^[30].

Why It Matters

Tamil ranks in the top 0.68% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,896 views/month, #5 of 734).^[2] Tamil has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Tamil is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Tamil has been cited as an influence by Singlish^[33], a creole^[34], in Singapore^[35].

FAQs

Who did Tamil influence?

Tamil has been cited as an influence by Singlish^[33].