Monday, September 12, 2016

18. Tamil

Besides being the 18th language spoken in the world, Tamil is said to have 68.8 million people speaking in this language. Also, it is  India's 5th most spoken language, as well as being  one of the official languages spoken in Singapore and Sri Lanka. A few other places that speak Tamil, is Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia , and it is the first language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Some of Tamils' words include catamaran ( year 1697 ), pariah ( year 1613 ), poppadum ( year 1820 ), patchouli ( year 1843 ), and  curry ( year 1598 ).

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