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Why South Indian language are so different?
North Indian Languages belongs to Indo-European Language family whereas South Indian Languages belong to Dravidian Family. So they are bound to be different. However over a period of time there was a considerable influnece of Sanskrit on South Indian languages with varied degrees.
Which South Indian language is most influenced by Sanskrit?
The literary works written in Middle Malayalam were heavily influenced by Sanskrit and Prakrit, while comparing them with the modern Malayalam literature.
Is Sanskrit similar to Telugu?
Despite the commonly held assumption that Telugu comes from Sanskrit, recent research has proven that, in fact, Telugu belongs to the Dravidian language family. Sanskrit is a more recent language, and even though it has left its mark on Telugu’s lexicon, they are not descendants from the same language tree.
Why are south Indians so fluent in English?
The south Indians don’t have a language like Hindi which is widely understood in north India. To communicate with people of any other language other than their mother tongue, they are bound to speak English. Also, a large number of schools teach English here owing to the same fact.
Is Tamil a Dravidian language?
Tamil language is a member of the Dravidian/ South Indian family of languages. The four southernmost states of India- tamiz Nadu, kERaLa, karNAdaka, and Andra Pradesh- are predominantly linguistically Dravidian, each state carved out on the basis of predominance of the four major Dravidian languages.
Is Tamil the mother of all languages?
After elaborate research on western languages, late professor and author Devaneya Pavanar has established that Tamil is the mother of all languages. As a conclusion of his research in Greek, Latin and English, he says words from Tamil have gone on to influence Latin and English languages.
What are the religious affiliations of the Tamils?
Present Situation regarding religious affiliations of the Tamils. Hinduism, Christianity and Islam are the major religions among the Tamils in that order: Hindus are counted as forming more than 80\% of the population and the other religions are reckoned to be less than 20\% of the population.
Did Tamil influence Latin and English languages?
As a conclusion of his research in Greek, Latin and English, he says words from Tamil have gone on to influence Latin and English languages. Words such as ‘coin’, ‘coffee’ and ‘navy’ are a few examples that have their roots in Tamil language. Linguistic experts have often highlighted that the first couplet in Thirukkural has Sanskrit words.