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Are all South Indians Tamil?
10. All South Indians speak ‘Tamil’. Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil are four different languages and no, they aren’t ‘same thing’ as you North Indians like to put it.
Is Tamil an ethnicity?
The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. The oldest Tamil communities are those of southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka. There are an estimated 74 million Tamils around the world.
What ethnicity speaks Tamil?
pronunciation (help. info)) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Are Tamilians South Indian?
Tamils constitute 5.9\% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15\% in Sri Lanka, 10\% in Mauritius, 7\% in Malaysia and 5\% in Singapore….Tamils.
| தமிழர் | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 76 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | 69,026,881 (2011) |
What race is South Indian?
the Dravidian race is connected with both the Indonesian and Australian… the Dravidian race, which it would be better to call South Indian, is prevalent among the peoples of Southern India speaking the Dravidian tongues, and also among the Kols and other people of India… The Veddhas…
Do Tamils have curly hair?
Tamils are regarded as Dravidians, which have traditionally lived in southern India and tend to be short, dark and have wavy or curly hair and broad noses. …
Are Tamil people as diverse as North Indians?
Actually Tamil people are diverse as much as the North Indians. There are Iyyers, Urdu Muslims , Arabic Mixed Muslims, Rawther and Maraickar and many other castes which you would find them for being fair just like North Indians, and there some dark as well. Tamil is an ethnic group native to southern India and Sri Lanka.
When did the Tamils become a distinct ethnic group?
There were trade relationship between the Roman Empire and Pandyan Empire. As recorded by Strabo, Emperor Augustus of Rome received at Antioch an ambassador from a king called Pandyan of Dramira. Hence, it is clear that by at least 300 BCE, the ethnic identity of Tamils was formed as a distinct group.
What percentage of Sri Lankan Tamils are Sinhalese?
Sri Lankan Tamils have inherited about 55.20 percent of ancestry from the Sinhalese, plus or minus 9.47 percent. Sinhalese have about 69-70 percent of ancestry from South Indian Tamils. The Sri Lankan Tamils aren’t close to Veddahs (an indigenous people of Sri Lanka), Gujaratis, Punjabis, or Bengalis.
Are Tamils and Italians the same race?
Italians are racially Caucasoid, Tamils are racially South-Asian / Indid. Example of the genetic paternal lineage of native Indians. It is only found in India and some places where ancient Indians migrated to. Race is a concept that is best kept away from understanding Indian society.