Tamiloid languages: Difference between revisions

Tamil
Tamil
Geographic; distribution	South India
Linguistic classification	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Tamil; ; ; ;
Language codes
Glottolog	tami1299

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The Tamil languages are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil. In addition to Tamil itself, they are:

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.

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-The '''Tamil language''' is one of the oldest independent language spoken worldwide,most closely related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. In addition to Tamil itself, they are:
+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]], [[Sankethi language|Sankethi]].