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Tamil woman in the Malay Peninsula, circa 1910.. Relations between Tamils and, what is now, Malaysia have existed for more than 2000 years. The ancient Tamil poetic work Paṭṭiṉappālai refers to the territory of modern Malaysia as Kaalagam (Tamil: காழகம்).
Malaysian Tamil (Tamil: மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி, romanized: Malēsiyat Tamiḻ Moḻi), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language spoken in Malaysia. [2] It is one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin.
The Tamil language is native to Tamil Nadu , Puducherry (India) and Sri Lanka, where most of the native Tamil speaking population is highly concentrated. Tamil is also recognized as a classical language by the Government of India in 2004 and was the first language to achieve such status. [1] Tamil is one of the 22 official languages of India. [2]
Tamil hip hop was started in Malaysia by pioneers like rappers Chakra Sonic, Yogi B and several others, which had since then made its way to Kollywood. Bharata Natyam, the Tamil classical dance of India, is an important feature of Tamil
The first Tamil vernacular schools in Malaya (now Malaysia) was set up in Penang under the Labour Code. In 2014, the Penang government brought a motion to open the first Tamil vernacular secondary school in Malaysia at Penang. But for political reasons this proposal was rejected by the central government. [12]
While the Malaysian government provides limited support for elementary Tamil schooling, secondary school is only taught in Malay, and there are no Tamil private schools. Usage of Tamil remains common among the less educated Tamil community, who often continue to live in their own communities on or near plantations, or in urban squatter settlements.
This is a list of Tamil national-type primary schools (Malay: Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), or SJK (T) in short) in Malaysia, arranged according to states. As of June 2022, there are 528 Tamil primary schools [ note 1 ] with a total of 79,309 students.
Tamil education in Malaysia started when first Tamil primary school was established in Penang in 1816. This school was operational for few years. This school was operational for few years. Later in 1870 more Tamil schools were started in Province Wellesley , North Johor , Negeri Sembilan state.