Tamil is One of the Oldest Language in the world

Chennai, India
March 13, 2016 3:47am CST
An inscription says “Kal thondri mann thondraa kaalathe mun thondri mootha kudi thamizh kudi”. This means that Tamil civilization existed in the world even before sand was born out of stone. Tamil is spoken in over 20 countries by over 80 million people. Some studies estimate it close to 100 million people. Check and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_diaspora. Tamil is the mother of many languages but still continues be young and supple. All its individuality aside, Tamil is an Indian language and a language that India and the world should be proud of! The world is just beginning to realize this. I am very happy that I was born a Tamilian! Tamil pallaandu vaazhga!
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Prachi Singla
@singlaprachi (175)
• Delhi, India
13 Mar 16
Good. We dont understand Tamil. We understand hindi, punjabi and english.
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
13 Mar 16
@singlaprachi,But if you have time in future,try to learn Tamil.It's a beautiful language and I am sure you will enjoy learning it.
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
13 Mar 16
@mvel_sky,Yes,Tamil is one of the oldest and richest language of the world.My mother tongue is Hindi and currently I am trying to learn Tamil from one of my friends who is from Chennai.Today is the second day of my learning the language.In fact,I want to learn as many Indian languages,especially South Indian languages.I am also learning Sanskrit.
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