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Tamil is the oldest attested non-Sanskrit language native to India, with the earliest known records of the language dating to around 300 BCE. Just like many of the languages on this list, these early Tamil inscriptions were found in caves and on pottery.
8 Σεπ 2021 · The findings of Keeladi, a report released by the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department (TNAD) on September 19, 2019, push back the date of Tamil-Brahmi (a variant of the Brahmi script used to write inscriptions in the early form of the Old Tamil language) to sixth century BCE.
First of all: No modern language spoken anywhere today, even on the Indian subcontinent, was ever spoken by members of the Indus Valley Civilization or the Sumerians. Especially not one that is as diglossic as Tamil.
Tamil [b] (தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced ⓘ) is a classical Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India, along with Sanskrit , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] attested since c. 300 BCE.
31 Ιαν 2024 · When you speak to Tamil enthusiasts, they may tell you it’s the oldest language in the world, and in some ways that might be true! According to Russian Linguist Dr. Mikhail S. Andronov, Tamil descended from Proto-Dravidian, a proto-language reconstruction, which may have been in use as far back as the fourth millennium BCE – and which, if ...
17 Ιουλ 2018 · In fact, according to scholar R. Mathivanan, the former Chief Editor of the Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project of the Government of Tamil Nadu, the Tamil language first appeared somewhere around 200,000 BCE. If Mr. Mathivanan is correct, that would in fact make Tamil the oldest language on Earth.
22 Οκτ 2024 · In 2004 Tamil was declared a classical language of India, meaning that it met three criteria: its origins are ancient; it has an independent tradition; and it possesses a considerable body of ancient literature. In the early 21st century more than 66 million people were Tamil speakers.
