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The '''Tamil languages''', also known as the '''Tamiloid languages''', are the group of [[Dravidian languages]] most closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In addition to Tamil itself, they are [[Irula language|Irula]], [[Betta Kurumba language|Betta Kurumba]], [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Eravallan language|Eravallan]], [[Kanikkaran language|Kanikkaran]], [[Muthuvan language|Muthuvan]], [[Sholaga language|Sholaga]], [[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]], and [[Sankethi dialect|Sankethi]].
The '''Tamiloid languages''', also known as the '''Tamil languages''', are the group of [[Dravidian languages]] most closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In addition to Tamil itself, they are [[Irula language|Irula]], [[Betta Kurumba language|Betta Kurumba]], [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Eravallan language|Eravallan]], [[Kanikkaran language|Kanikkaran]], [[Muthuvan language|Muthuvan]], [[Sholaga language|Sholaga]], [[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]], and [[Sankethi dialect|Sankethi]].


[[Arwi]] is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic.
[[Arwi]] is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic.

Revision as of 10:45, 3 December 2023

Tamil
Tamiloid
Geographic
distribution
South India
Linguistic classificationDravidian
  • South Dravidian
    • South Dravidian I
      • Tamil–Kannada
        • Tamil–Kota
          • Tamil–Toda
            • Tamil–Irula
              • Tamil–Kodagu
                • Tamil–Malayalam[1]
                  • Tamil
Language codes
Glottologtami1299

The Tamiloid languages, also known as the Tamil languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil. In addition to Tamil itself, they are Irula, Betta Kurumba, Yerukala, Eravallan, Kanikkaran, Muthuvan, Sholaga, Kaikadi, and Sankethi.

Arwi is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic.

Kakkala may be either a Tamil language or one of the Malayalam languages.

Internal classification

Glottolog classifies the Malayalam languages as follows:[1]

Tamiloid

References

  1. ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Tamiloid". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.