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Which country has most Tamil people?
Tamil population by nation
Country | Tamil Population | Year |
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India | 69,026,881 | 2011 census |
Sri Lanka | 3,135,770 | 2012 census |
Malaysia | 2,800,000 | 2012 |
Myanmar | 1,000,000 | 2018 |
What race are people from Tamil Nadu?
The Tamils are an ethnolinguistic group. Tamilians are living in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka. According to the 2001 census, they number 60.79 million in the state of Tamil Nadu. Tamils are native to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in South India, and northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
Is Tamil spoken in France?
Tamils in France refer to the citizens as well as expatriate residents of Tamil origin living in France. Over 100,000 Tamils from both Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry now (Puducherry) and then from Sri Lanka also lives in France.
Do they speak Tamil in South Africa?
It is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry). It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore and has significant numbers of speakers in Malaysia, Mauritius, Fiji, and South Africa.
What is Tamil Nadu called?
In 1969, Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning “Tamil country”.
What do you think about Tamilians?
Tamilians are quite a patriotic bunch of people like most Indians in the southern part of our country. Since childhood till now, many Tamilians have come in my life and most of them have been awesome personalities.
Does Sri Lanka meet the minority aspirations of Tamils?
However, this did not transpire in a manner that met minority aspirations. The growth in Sinhala nationalism and the adoption of Sinhala as the official language of Sri Lanka contributed to the discord amongst the Tamils and resulted in further discrimination and isolation of minorities.
Where do Tamils come from?
Tamil communities are particularly well-established in the northern and eastern parts of the island. The Ceylon Tamils are south Indians who were amongst the first settlers in Sri Lanka who arrived as early as the 5 th century BC. The ‘Up Country’ Tamil community is of comparatively recent origin.