Talk:Tamil culture

Merger proposal
I suggest that the short, new article Tamil Buddhism is merged here. The article seems to be more about Buddhism's influence on Tamil culture than any specific Buddhist movement, and would find a good new home here. Zakhalesh (talk) 08:19, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * It would be fine if others come out with their own suggestion. Manimekalai, a Tamil Buddhist literary text and subsequent Silappatikaram have great effects on Tamils, so as the Tamil Buddhism among the ancient Tamils.Shivaass (talk) 08:33, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Other people will find this discussion in some time, I hope. I'd also like to clarify, I think Tamil Buddhism is an important subject but it would fit better in this article, especially since this article is pretty light on the religious parts of the Tamil culture. Sources for information would have to be found, though. Zakhalesh (talk) 08:44, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I like to suggest for other's consideration whether the Tamil Buddhism could be directed to Buddhism in Tamil Nadu.Shivaass (talk) 09:17, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't think that's likely to happen, as regional influences of religions would have to be very important. How does Buddhism in Tamil Nadu really stand out from Buddhism in India? Also, you still haven't provided any source for Tamil Buddhism so we can't be sure about the factual accuracy of the article. Zakhalesh (talk) 09:48, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Tamil Buddhism or Buddhism amongst Tamils has its own sources, if one cares to go to a library and do some research. I would say that Wikipedia can support an independant article on this subject provided it is properly referenced. Kanatonian (talk) 02:15, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd support an independent article for Tamil Buddhism with full reliable citations per above. Lifebonzza (talk) 17:47, 22 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I too support a separate article. The scope for such an article is much larger than that could be covered in summary style in the Tamil culture article. The impact of Buddism on Tamil was/is large and there is a fair amount of literature on the subject as Kanatonian has pointed out. --Sodabottle (talk) 17:24, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The influence of Tamil philosophy on the founding of various schools of the religion, including of course Zen Buddhism, only heightens the need for a full independent article exploring Tamil Buddhism.Lifebonzza (talk) 18:22, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It's just like Tamil Jains, so we let it be alone. Kautilyalundit (talk) 17:28, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

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The earliest Tamil writing is attested in inscriptions and potsherds from the 5th century bce. Three periods have been distinguished through analyses of grammatical and lexical changes: Old Tamil (from about 450 bce to 700 ce), Middle Tamil (700–1600), and Modern Tamil (from 1600). The Tamil writing system evolved from the Brahmi script. The shape of the letters changed enormously over time, eventually stabilizing when printing was introduced in the 16th century ce. The major addition to the alphabet was the incorporation of Grantha letters to write unassimilated Sanskrit words, although a few letters with irregular shapes were standardized during the modern period. A script known as Vatteluttu (“Round Script”) is also in common use.

Spoken Tamil has changed substantially over time, including changes in the phonological structure of words. This has created diglossia—a system in which there are distinct differences between colloquial forms of a language and those that are used in formal and written contexts. The major regional variation is between the form spoken in India and that spoken in Jaffna (Sri Lanka), capital of a former Tamil city-state, and its surrounds. Within Tamil Nadu there are phonological differences between the northern, western, and southern speech. Regional varieties of the language intersect with varieties that are based on social class or caste.

Like the other Dravidian languages, Tamil is characterized by a series of retroflex consonants (/ḍ/, /ṇ/, and /ṭ/) made by curling the tip of the tongue back to the roof of the mouth. Structurally, Tamil is a verb-final language that allows flexibility regarding the order of the subject and the object in a sentence. Adjectives and relative, adverbial, and infinitive clauses normally precede the term they modify, while inflections such as those for tense, number, person, and case are indicated with suffixes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logesharun (talk • contribs) 06:18, 29 December 2017 (UTC)