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The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region. [1] These are based on the 2011 census of India figures except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, whose statistics are based on the 2001 census of the then unified Andhra Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.
Mangulam Tamil Brahmi inscription in Mangulam, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, dated to Tamil Sangam period (c. 400 BCE – c. 200 CE) Old Tamil is the period of the Tamil language spanning the 3rd century BCE to the 8th century CE. The earliest records in Old Tamil are short inscriptions from 300 BCE to 700 CE.
' Madras Language ') was the variety of the Tamil language spoken by native people in the city of Chennai (which then was widely known as Madras) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It was then sometimes considered a pidgin (as its vocabulary was heavily influenced by each of Hindustani, Indian English, Telugu, Malayalam, and Burmese.
The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women Act, 2008; The Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education Act, 1992; The Tamil Nadu State Housing Board Act, 1961; The Tamil Nadu State Legislature (Continuance of Use of English Language) Act, 1964; The Tamil Nadu State Wakf Board (Validation of Functions of Special Officer) Act, 1975
Not the official language of any state, but spoken by nearly three million Indians, mainly in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. [41] 1967 Perso-Arabic script or Devanagari [42] Tamil: 69: Official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. 1950 Tamil script: Telugu: 81.1: Official language in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. An ...
Tamil Nadu Government Secretariat. The District Office Manual of Tamil Nadu State Government, India is the manual which contains compendium of instructions to all Tamil Nadu State Government offices as how to transact business in the Government offices. [1]
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]