Which came first Tamil or Telugu?

Which came first Tamil or Telugu?

According to experts, the Telugu script evolved over a period of time – the mother script of Telugu and Kannada being the same. The script began evolving from the time of the Mauryan Empire. 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 Indian language has more grammar?

Malayalam language in India uses the highest number of pure sanskrit prononciation words compared to any other language in India. Followed by Telugu and kannada language.

Is Tamil really the mother of all languages?

COIMBATORE: The Tamil language is older than Sanskrit and is “the mother of all languages in the world,” said Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Wednesday. Tamil scholar Devaneya Pavanar had established that Tamil is the primary classical language of the world, he said.

Does the number of letters in the Tamil alphabet matter?

Script and the number of letters are not the ones to decide the identity or usefulness of a language – any language. As a matter of fact, there are some sections of Tamils who want to reduce the letters even more – by eliminating the vowel ai (ஐ) and au (ஔ) as these can be replaced by two other letters அ and ய் for (அய் = ஐ) and அ and வ் (அவ் =ஔ).

What is the Tamil word for ஔவையார்?

As a matter of fact, there are some sections of Tamils who want to reduce the letters even more – by eliminating the vowel ai (ஐ) and au (ஔ) as these can be replaced by two other letters அ and ய் for (அய் = ஐ) and அ and வ் (அவ் =ஔ). For example அய்ம்பது can replace ஐம்பது and அவ்வையார் can replace ஔவையார்.

What is the difference between Tamil and Malayalam?

Whereas Tamil only borrowed a few sounds from Sanskrit : “ஜ”, “ஹ”, “ஸ”, “ஷ” “ஶ” and the combined letters “க்ஷ”,“ஸ் Malayalam was born out of the western coastal dialect of Tamil and separated from Tamil sometime between the 9th and 13th centuries.