Tamil was originally written with a version of the Brahmi script known as Tamil Brahmi. From 700-1600 AD the language is knownĪs Middle Tamil, and since 1600 the language has been known as Modern Tamil. Tamil literature started to apper in 300 BC, and the language used until The earliest known inscriptions in Tamil date back to about 500 BC. Tamil is used as a language of education in Malaysia and Singapore. There are also significant numbers of Tamil speakers in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In India Tamil is spoken mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. ![]() Recognised minority language in Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa
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