Tamiloid languages
| Tamil | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South India |
| Linguistic classification | Default
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tami1299 |
The Tamil language is one of the oldest independent language spoken worldwide,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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