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Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are distinct from the Tamil dialects used in Tamil Nadu, India.They are used in Sri Lanka and in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora.Linguistic borrowings from European colonizers such as the Portuguese, English and the Dutch have also contributed to a unique vocabulary that is distinct from the colloquial usage of Tamil in the Indian mainland.
Tamil loanwords in Ancient Greek came about due to the interactions of Mediterranean and South Indian merchants. Tamil loanwords entered the Greek language throughout different periods in history. Most words had to do with items of trade that were unique to South India.
Tamil words consist of a lexical root to which one or more affixes are attached. Most Tamil affixes are suffixes. Tamil suffixes can be derivational suffixes, which either change the part of speech of the word or its meaning, or inflectional suffixes, which mark categories such as person, number, mood, tense, etc.
It is not similar- it is infact the right way to speak even today. The grammar then is still rock solid. It is only due to the Tamil-illiteracy of a good segment of population due to low living stds. (caused by the colonial rule) that improper Tamil is spoken. Tamil evoluted 1000s of years ago in the Cauvery river valley.
This was before Tamil was widely written, using the Tamil-Brahmi script and dated variously from 600 BCE to 200 BCE. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Although a number of authors have identified many biblical and post-biblical words of Tamil, Old Tamil, or Dravidian origin, a number of them have competing etymologies and some Tamil derivations are considered ...
Pariah, a social outcast; partially from Tamil paṟaiyar (பறையர்) and partially from Malayalam paṟayan(പറയൻ), "drummer". [36] Peacock, a type of bird; from Old English pawa, the earlier etymology is uncertain, but one possible source is Tamil tokei (தோகை) "peacock feather", via Latin or Greek [37]
Islam was introduced due to the influence of the Muslim rulers from the north in the middle ages and the majority of Tamil Muslims speak Tamil rather than Urdu as their mother tongue. [ 295 ] [ 296 ] Erwadi in Ramanathapuram district , which houses an 840-year-old mosque and Nagore Dargah are important places of worship for Tamil Muslims.
Due to its long history, the Tamil culture has seen multiple influences over the years and have developed diversely. The Tamil visual art consists of a distinct style of architecture, scultpure and other art forms. Tamil sculpture ranges from stone sculptures in temples, to detailed bronze icons.