Is Tamil language growing?

However, when it comes to growth of Scheduled Languages, all four languages have seen an increase over the decades. With 6.90 crore Tamil speakers as compared to 6.07 crore in the 2001 census, Tamil recorded an increase of 13.54\% from the last decade. There are 3.48 crore Malayalam speakers, a rise of 5.36\% since 2001.

Which is the oldest language Tamil or Telugu?

3. Telugu is one the oldest languages in the world. The Dravidian languages are considered some of the oldest ever spoken. Specifically, Tamil –one of Telugu’s “cousin” languages – is recognized as having been around approximately 5,000 years ago.

How many years old is Telugu language?

Some believe that Telugu evolved from proto-Dravidian, which is the mother of 21 languages that took birth south of the Vindhyas. Those who argue that Telugu is older than Tamil, peg the date of origin of Telugu to at least 1000 years BCE (3000 years old).

Which is the official language of South India?

Each of these south Indian languages is enlisted as an official language of India, as per the Official Languages Act (1963). The largest linguistic group in South India is the Dravidian family of languages, a family of approximately 73 languages. The major languages spokeninclude Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.

What is the difference between Tamil and Sanskrit?

Along with Sanskrit, Tamil is one of the world’s classical languages. But unlike Sanskrit, there is continuity between its classical and modern forms documented in inscriptions, poems and secular and religious texts and songs.

Do Indian writers interact with each other in their mother tongue?

But they may not interact in their mothertongues unless and until the other is familiar with it,rather they prefer to use English or Hindi.All the literary works in regional languages get translated into English first and later in to the regional languages.