Tamil

Summary

Tamil is an ethnic group^[1]. Tamil ranks in the top 0.77% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,808 views/month, #35 of 4,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tamil was Tamil's native language^[3].
• Tamil's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[4].
• Tamil's religion is recorded as Christianity^[5].
• Tamil's religion is recorded as Islam^[6].
• Tamil is in the country of India^[7].
• Tamil is in the country of Sri Lanka^[8].
• Tamil's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[9].
• Tamil took place at West Sumatra^[10].
• The location of Tamil was North Sumatra^[11].
• Tamil took place at Padang^[12].
• Tamil took place at Medan^[13].
• Tamil is a type of Dravidian people^[14].
• Tamil's Commons category is recorded as Tamils^[15].
• Tamil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tamil^[16].
• Tamil's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Tamil's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Tamil's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Tamil's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Tamil's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Tamil's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tamil^[22].
• Tamil's different from is recorded as Tamils^[23].
• Tamil's studied by is recorded as Tamilology^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Tamil's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[9]. Tamil is a type of Dravidian people^[14].

Influence

Things named for Tamil include Tamil Nadu^[25], a state of India^[26], in India^[27], founded in 1950^[28].

Why It Matters

Tamil ranks in the top 0.77% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,808 views/month, #35 of 4,529).^[2] Tamil has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Tamil is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Tamil is credited with the discovery of Canai bread^[31]. Entities named for Tamil include Tamil Nadu^[25], a state of India^[26], in India^[27], founded in 1950^[28].

FAQs

What did Tamil discover?

Tamil is credited as discoverer of Canai bread^[31].