Tamil languages
| Tamil | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South India |
| Linguistic classification |
Dravidian
|
| Glottolog | tami1299[1] |
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 some more languages.
Arwi is a variety of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Tamiloid". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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