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In addition to serving as the earliest attestation of the Tamil language, [10] [15] Hebrew's Tamil loanwords are also an early attestation of the Dravidian languages, to which Tamil belongs. [7] This was before Tamil was widely written, using the Tamil-Brahmi script and dated variously from 600 BCE to 200 BCE.
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 .
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Tamil loanwords entered the Greek language through the interactions of Mediterranean and South Indian merchants during different periods in history. Most words had to do with items of trade that were unique to South India. There is a general consensus about Tamil loanwords in Ancient Greek, while a few of the words have competing etymologies.
The Tamil Bible is undergoing [when?] first re-editing with archaic renderings being replaced with modern equivalent. The work is almost complete and computer keying-in of the text will be taken up shortly. A fresh Common Language translation of the Tamil Bible was brought out in the year 1995.
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]
Vatteluttu probably started developing from Tamil-Brahmi from around the 4th or 5th century AD. [2] [9] [10] The earliest forms of the script have been traced to memorial stone inscriptions from the 4th century AD. [2] It is distinctly attested in a number of inscriptions in Tamil Nadu from the 6th century AD. [4]
Tamil poet Bharathidasan's image from a book cover. Tanittamiḻ Iyakkam (Tamil: தனித்தமிழ் இயக்கம், lit. 'Independent Tamil Movement') is a linguistic-purity movement in Tamil literature which attempts to avoid loanwords from Sanskrit/Prakrit, English, Urdu and other non-Dravidian languages.