Facts about tamil 1.Tamil was declared a classical language by UNESCO IN 2004 the union cabinet created a new category of language which would be based on certain criteria. Tamil was the first to be include in this. It is one of the first language to attain this status. It met three criteria 1.it origins are ancient. 2.it has an independent tradition 3.it possesses a considerable body of ancient literature. 2.Tamil is the first Indian language to be printed and published on 20th october 1578 Portuguese christian missionaries published a tamil prayer book in old tamil script named THAMBIRAN VANAKKAM. 3.Tamil language donated root words to many languages including English ,japanese,Greek,latin,sanskrit. 4.Tamil not only gave words and also grammar to almost 400languages. 5.In egypt more than 4000town names are in tamil. 6.A study led by reaseachers of the MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY IN leipzig,Germany ,now find evidence of substant...
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