FACTS OF THE WEEK - தமிழ் எழுத்துகள்

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. It is also the Dravidian language with the oldest extant literature. Spoken predominantly by Tamils in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore, it has smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. As of 1996, it was the eighteenth most spoken language, with over 74 million speakers worldwide. It is one of the official languages of India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
Tamil is one of the few living classical languages and has an unbroken literary tradition of over two millennia. The high level of diglossia exhibited by Tamil, and the prestige accorded to classical Tamil, have resulted in much of the vocabulary and forms of classical Tamil being preserved in modern literary Tamil, such that the higher registers of literary Tamil tend towards the classical language. The classical language also forms an important part of Tamil-medium education

Tamil alpha

அஆஇஈஉஊஎஏஐஒஓஔ
க்கககிகீகுகூகெகேகைகொகோகௌ

ங்ஙஙாஙிஙீஙுஙூஙெஙேஙைஙொஙோஙௌ
ச்சசாசசீசுசூசெசேசைசொசோசௌ
ஞ்ஞஞாஞிஞீஞுஞூஞெஞேஞைஞொஞோஞௌ
ட்டடாடிடீடுடூடெடேடைடொடோடௌ
ண்ணணாணிணீணுணூணெணேணைணொணோணௌ
த்ததாதிதீதுதூதெதேதைதொதோதௌ
ந்நநாநிநீநுநூநெநேநைநொநோநௌ
ப்பபாபிபீபுபூபெபேபைபொபோபௌ
ம்மமாமிமீமுமூமெமேமைமொமோமௌ
ய்யயாயியீயுயூயெயேயையொயோயௌ
ர்ரராரிரீருரூரெரேரைரொரோரௌ
ல்லலாலிலீலுலூலெலேலைலொலோலௌ
வ்வவாவிவிவுவூவெவேவைவொவோவௌ
ழ்ழழாழிழீழுழூழெழேழைழொழோழௌ
ள்ளளாளிளீளுளூளெளேளைளொளோளௌ
ற்றறாறிறீறுறூறெறேறைறொறோறௌ
ன்னனானினீனுனூனெனேனைனொனோனௌ

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