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Malayalam and Tamil are the closest relatives, which is not disputed by scholars. Malayalam is speculated to be a daughter language of Middle Tamil in the 6th century, of which Modern Tamil was also derived. An alternative theory proposes a split in more ancient times. Before Malayalam came into being, Old Tamil was used in literature and courts of a region called Tamilakam, a famous example being Silappadikaram. The oldest literature works in Malayalam, distinct from the Tamil tradition, is dated certainly to the 11th century, perhaps to the 9th century. Important literature was also written in Sanskrit, as many works of the<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=37299 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | Malayalam and Tamil are the closest relatives, which is not disputed by scholars. Malayalam is speculated to be a daughter language of Middle Tamil in the 6th century, of which Modern Tamil was also derived. An alternative theory proposes a split in more ancient times. Before Malayalam came into being, Old Tamil was used in literature and courts of a region called Tamilakam, a famous example being Silappadikaram. The oldest literature works in Malayalam, distinct from the Tamil tradition, is dated certainly to the 11th century, perhaps to the 9th century. Important literature was also written in Sanskrit, as many works of the<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=37299 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | ||
<tr><td><h2>Location of Malayalam Language Speakers</h2> | <tr><td><h2>Location of Malayalam Language Speakers</h2> | ||
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2> | <tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2> | ||
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