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🗣️ World Languages
🇮🇳 Tamil
One of the world's oldest living languages; classical language with 2,000+ year literary tradition
India/Sri Lanka 300 BC World Languages
🗣️ Key Facts
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One of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world; literary history of 2,000+ years
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Classical status granted by India in 2004 — first Indian language to receive this recognition
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Tolkāppiyam (3rd century BC): oldest surviving Tamil grammar, one of the oldest grammars in the world
Tamil has never died or become a dead language in 2,000+ years — unique among classical languages
Quick Reference
Category
🗣️ World Languages
Country/Origin
🇮🇳 India/Sri Lanka
Year / Era
300 BC
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One of the world's oldest living languages; classical language with 2,000+ year literary tradition