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  2. Loanwords in Sri Lankan Tamil - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Tamil literature - Wikipedia

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    D. Jayakanthan has enriched the high traditions of literary traditions of Tamil language and contributed towards the shaping of Indian literature. His literature presents a deep and sensitive understanding of complex human nature and is an authentic and vivid index of Indian reality.

  4. Tamil language - Wikipedia

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    போக pōka go முடி muṭi accomplish ஆத் āt NEG. IMPRS அ a PTCP வர் var NMLZ கள் kaḷ PL உக்கு ukku to ஆக āka for போக முடி ஆத் அ வர் கள் உக்கு ஆக pōka muṭi āt a var kaḷ ukku āka go accomplish NEG.IMPRS PTCP NMLZ PL to for Morphology Tamil nouns (and pronouns) are classified into two super ...

  5. Tamil culture - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil grammar is classified into five divisions, namely eḻuttu (letter), sol (word), poruḷ (content), yāppu (prosody), and aṇi (figure of speech). [31] [32] Since the later part of the 19th century, Tamils made the language as a key part of the Tamil identity and personified the language in the form of Tamil̲taay ("Tamil mother"). [33]

  6. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.

  7. Tamil loanwords in other languages - Wikipedia

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    There are many Tamil loanwords in other languages.The Tamil language, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, has produced loanwords in many different languages, including Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, English, Malay, native languages of Indonesia, Mauritian Creole, Tagalog, Russian, and Sinhala and Dhivehi.

  8. Naming conventions of the Tamilakam - Wikipedia

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    This tradition involves firstly having the father's name followed by one's own name. This system was carried even into the medieval period. [5]Examples include cēramān, meaning "son of Chera" composed of cēra and makan, or vēlmān, meaning "son of Vel" composed of vēl and makan.

  9. Tamil Lexicon dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Lexicon (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras , it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date.