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One of the four most important languages in South India.Winner of SEVEN Jnanapeetha awards.
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Tamil is a sweetest classical 5000 year old traditional language so Tamil is a king and mother of all languages
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Karnataka
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Kannada
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❤️❤️❤️ಕನ್ನಡ❤️❤️❤️ Kannada language is KING of all languages
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No other language compared to Kannada.. in pronounciation... Kannada is sweet language.. very nice to hear.. and to speak n to write
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In kannada tamil words similar to 40%
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SWEET LANGUAGE IN INDIA
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Most beautiful language. I'm proud to be a kanñadiga
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kannada is best in india ..
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kannada thevdiyas
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Of course the people who understand Kannada read this yeaanu heallali Kannada iruvudu best mattu sarala vaada
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Kannada may be the king of the languages... But tamil is the mother of that king... If tamil roots words from kannada was removed... Really kannada would be worthless... It's behind tamil ' s transformation. Never underestimate any language.... Especially the mother of ur language.... Be a heartful guy... Few say tamil scripts are baby scribbles but know one thing if u want to write.. First of all.. U have to hold the pen... Start to drag the stick... Then scribble...After years of practice... U would get perfect script... Similarly tamil is very ancient... It's seems scribble for u guys those who feel like that... But if u don't scribble how would u get a good script as ur kannada... Hence don't underpower the ettiquity of Tamil. Kannada yet a superb language... Similarly to the proverb.. If mom crosses eight feet... It's siblings will cross sixteen feet.. It's similar to this... Though the siblings is great than mom's work... It's due mom's training... Similarly tamil may not be perfect for u guys... But because of Tamil words... Ur kannada sentences glow and it will glow forever
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nanobba hemmeya kannadiga
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8 Jnanapeetha awards
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I am very proud to be a kannadiga.and it cant be compare with any other language because it has its own uncomparable literature n infinite history of my sweet n standard kammada language.kannadigas can speak any other language easily compared to others
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Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are not separate languages. They are one and the same. Count from 1 to a 100 in 999 in each of these languages. You would agree. Say "He, she, me, you, it, they, he, which, when,here, there, where" in these languages and you would agree with me.
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Kannada is the third oldest language of India. ( After . . Sanskrit & Tamil ) is as old as 2000 years. is 99.99% perfect - logically and scientifically. Kannada Got 8 Gnana Peetha Awards . Shri VINOBA BHAVE calledscript as QUEEN OF WORLD SCRIPTS - " Vishwa LipigaLa RaaNi - "
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East or west Bengali is the best.
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kannada rocks
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One of the four most important languages in South India.Winner of EIGHT Jnanapeetha awards.
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That's why Kannada is put at the top of this list because of its greatness...!!
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It is told Kannada as 'Vishwa Lipigala Rani' by Vinobha bhave. Scholars like German Dr. Rev. Kittle have loved Kannada. It is the first language with world's modt developed script. I love all south Indian Languages.
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I Love Kannada
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Sucking selfish site not adding the marks for the telugu coments, adding marks for the silly coments of other languages, haters of telugu language,**** this site dont coment at this site
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North or south telugu is best
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Telugu is liked by many people across the world
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This site sucks
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I love telugu language very much, there is an epic in the world called(desha bashalandhu telugu lassa) means telugu is the greatest of all languages
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Every people love the language of their state
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all languages are good.but for me the best language is silence. so try to learn the language silence. by,deaf,dum
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I love Telugu language. telugu language is sweetest language in india.
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it's now 8 dear, Chandrashekar Kambar the latest one.
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i love kannada
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i love kannada more than me..... proud to be KANNADIGA.................
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@Julia who speaks French. You can write in different ways, here is literal translation of God is smoker of Havana cigars- in Kannada script it is - ದೇವರು ಹವಾನ ಸಿಗಾರ್ ಸೇದುವವ or you can also write it like - ದೇವರು ಹವಾನ ಸಿಗಾರ್ ಸೇದುವನು. Hope this helps... Ravi
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Hello. I am a french girl and Im looking for someone who could help me to translate a phrase in Kannada. That's something really important to me. The phrase is "God is a Havana smoker". It comes from Serge Gainsboug. I would like it with the Kannada script. Thanks a lot. Julia
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tamil is best and beautiful language .proud to be an tamilan
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i love kannada and i am proud to be a kannadiga..... kannada is the best launguage in india jai karnataka mathe
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first understand from which language Kannada branched out as a separate language before saying it is the best language!! All South Indian languages are born from only ONE Dravidan language! And petty denials will never change HISTORY!!
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east or west kannada is best!!!!!!
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it is an awesome language to be spoken !! even though konkani is my mother tongue i respect 'kasturi kannada'
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kannada is the best , people ,places,culture, hearts of people of karnataka is pure
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kannada is the best, no language can beat the record of winning 7 jnanapeeta awards ,i am proud to be a kannadiga
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i love kannada
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IAM VERY VERY VERY VERY .....Proud to be an "KANNADIGA
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i love it kannada
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Kannada - is the best and complete language in the world with the most beautiful script.
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Now Winner of EIGHT Jnanapeetha awards.
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I LOVE KANNADA............
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Kannada is the most beautiful & complete language of the world.
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wow superb language..
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Such a sweet Language to speak..
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Kannadigas r open hearted v embrace evry indian unlike tamils, v r soft and aristocratic bt tamils r knwn as fighter ***** of d nation worst ppl .Their film industry grew to intrnal standards oly bcoz of rajni a kannadiga. V respect al language n v r capable of talking ny language in ny accent as told by a kannadiga earlier. Telugu, malayalam n kannada ppl hv got d feelin of oneness to d nation unlike bloody tamils d fighter *****.... Kannada script tuk 3rd place as d most beautiful language of d world in contest conducted in Russia ,moscow. I feel proud of her (kannada) ellaadaru iru enthaadaru iru endendigu nee kannadavaagiru.... i uv d u kannada..
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land of everlasting peace...words of everlasting love and care.....kannada rocks...
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kannada it is not a simple language it is language of honey and a river of milk nov 1st our rajyotsava it is celebrated in such a way that no other state celebrates and that month is called as kannada maasa in karnataka
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i fell great that i born in the place of love ,peace and a land of sandalwood karnataka
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i am karnadian but i like tamil than karnada because if we see comanly there must be some special things in tamil language. and i dont like karnada words but tamil words looks nice
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The impact of kingdoms of karnata origin have been felt over other parts of India also. The Sena Dynasty of Bengal called themselves Karnata Kshatriyas, the Karnatas of Mithila ruled over present day Bihar called themselves Karnata Vamsha and Karnataka Kshatriya.The Chindaka Nagas of centra India, Gangas of Kalinga (Orissa),Chalukyas of Vengi,Yadava Dynasty of Devagiri, Cholas of Tanjore, Shivaji of Maharashtra, Solankis of Gujrat, Rathores of Rajasthan, pandyas (bahutala pandyas of udupi) were all of Kannada origin who later took to encouraging local languages. Every Tamil classic talks about Kannada literature. Get to know what Karnata country was all about. Current all south indian states including MH and Goa were part of Karnata.
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As Kannadigas we must also be proud that we are the only ones having number system in our own script (namma kannadadalli) in Sourthern India (No other language has it).... So Ganchali Bidi Kannada Mathadi ..... I'm proud that i'm speaking one of the oldest languages in the world ... which shaped human civilization ... also one of the the Richest Literature ....Jai Kannada Mathe!!
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What can i say " KANNADA KASTURI"
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hi i am a kannadiga & i love my language very much
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Kannada is one of the Best language of india .Becoze from old literature many poets used a kannada language to write a poem. it is first language which transulated the old mahabaratha stories in to kannada language.
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KANNADAVE SATYA.... ELDEST LANGUAGE...KANNADA PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY SKILLED AND BLESSED THAT.. THEY CAN LEARN ANY LANGUAGE EASILY AND SPEAK PROFICIENTLY IN ANY ACCENT..
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Kannada is the most gracious and the oldest language.
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kannada native speakers are 42.3 million and total kannada speakers are more than 62million
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kannada ve satya... Kannada ve nitya:)
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kannadigas best
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One of the four most important languages in South India.Winner of SEVEN Jnanapeetha awards I JUST LUV IT...............KANNADA
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Proud to be an "KANNADIGA" its my mother tongue i love it.....
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IAM VERY VERY VERY VERY .....Proud to be an "KANNADIGA"
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Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in Karnataka State in South India, and has a literature that dates from the ninth century. It has a population of 35,346,000 speakers, and is spoken not only in Karnataka, but to some extent in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. The literacy rate in Kannada is estimated to be about 60%. Kannada is written with its own script
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Kannada i love kannada
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Kannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a good extent in the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa, as well as in sizeable communities in the USA, Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Middle Eastern countries, Canada, Malaysia, Australia, the UK, and Singapore
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Iam a american author...........of NY i have a great interest in LEARNING Indian languages ....... According to me the best language in india is kannada............because of its purity and historical evidences.
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Kannada is widely spoken in Marathwada region of maharastra, northwest region of Tamilnadu,Ananthpur,karnool,Medak and chitoor region of AP and kasorgod district in kerala
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People from all over India come to Karnataka for job opportunities. If Kannada people can accomodate so many cultures, languages and talents to give basic necessity of life - Food,Home to lead happy life...Kannada is something very special like mother and should never be compared with any other language .
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Kannada is Very Swetest Language i love my kannada.....Only one of the language has won Seven Jnanapeetha awards in our Great India..... ..... Chandrahas Shetty Moodbidri Bangalore
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kannada is the king of all languages- surya
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It has 8 gnanpeeth awardees & many more are in queue
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Kannda is the richest becouse it is one of the most phonetic languages in the world. Only 3 languages stands as phonetic in the world and our Kannada is one of them. So the best language is Kannada for ever.
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nanna kannada kamadenuvanthe ...... nanna usiru kannada ...... jai karnataka mathe jai bharatha thanujathe
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Hi everyone....All the indian languages are really sweet.Its the only plcae in the world where every thirty kms the lanuage changes.Even a major language has a number of dialects.Purest form i guess found only in literatures.Kannada is one among them.Karnataka is a home for several languages.Im a non kannadiga but i have learnt the language and found to be one of the best.It has an ancient history,beatiful writings,good collections of written documents n folk history.i LOVE KANNADA,I RESPECT ALL THE LANGUAGES.ALL R BEATIFUL HAVING ITS OWN HISTORY N GLAMOUR.JAI HIND,JAI KARNATAKA
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Kannada is great than Tamil. Because Tamil Scripts are like writing without any idea and also very lenghthy to write a simple sentence. Tamil Script is like a Baby's drawing wich is very ugly to see. And Marathi is not having its own Script they use to write in Hindi Script only. Marathas should be ashamed to not to have their own Script of writing.
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Kannada is great language easy to learn n it's got 8jhanapeetha award
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worst people i hv evr seen. these people always hate others and tell they are more friendly...... many language speakin people are in karnataka thats bcos the job oppurtunities not bcos of other things but truth is cant live casually around these people...... -shivraam patil
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kannada is one of the worst languages in india and all the kannadigas are third class minded tunyappas
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kannada is the most beautiful language in the world,so i request all the kannadigas to talk more in kannada, read kannada books, to devolop our kannada.
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great karnataka ,one state many world.kannada won 8 jnanapeeta award.have shankar nag ,rajkumar, kanagal,visweswaraya,
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Kannada language is the most beautiful and sweetest language in India. Karnataka state is like next India because all Indian languages people are stay in Karnataka state only no one state have like this so Karnataka is always great... I am proud to be a Kannadiga!!! (nange kannadiga antha helkoluke hemme!!!!)
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kannada is the oldest language in india,winner of 8 jnanapeetha awards,i love my mother tongue. sirigannadam gelge sirigannadam balge.
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We should be proud to be Kannadigas. its time to celebrate we won 8th Jnanapeetha award for chandrashekara kambaara for samagra saahithya..
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kannada is my sweetest language
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Kannada is the best, sweet and easiest languge....and it is very old..Kannada words are found in the Greek comedies 2000 year before... This is the language of legends....I am proud to be a Kannadiga....
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kannada is the most beautiful language in this world.... always proud of being kannadiga.... karnataka is most beautiful place.... its a gr8 gift & proud to be in karnataka... its one of the classical language of india.. telugu is also a beautiful language & even hindi... rest of language are not so interesting to learn..
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Kannada is best language in india, no other language is more easier to speak and understand.. Am proud of Kannadiga. No wonder Kannada literature has 7 Jnanapeetha awards.
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Kannada is influenced to an appreciable extent by Sanskrit. Kannada words can even be found in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil, Tulu, Marathi, Konkani and even in Greek, Portuguese and Persian.
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Kannada is indeed one of the worlds greatest languages...though we need to protect it from the influx of outsiders into karnataka....proud to be a Kannadiga !!
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The summary of this discussion is enunciated in the following points: 1. Kannada came into its independent existence from the proto-Dravidian language in the 6 B.C. timeframe. 2. In about 3-4 B.C. Kannada was already in use by the common people. 3. In 3 B.C. Kannada influenced the Indo-Aryan languages like Prakrit. 4. In the 2-1 B.C. timeframe, Kannada also influenced the Dravidian language Tamil. 5. There are socio-political reasons for the 500 year delay of the emergence of Kannada in shaasanas when compared to Tamil shaasanas. That does not mean Kannada at that time did not have its own language, script and literature.
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Kannada has influenced Tamil literature (Sangam period).In the recent 2003 Harvard publication "Early Tamil Epigraphy" authored by Iravatam Mahadev has important substance in the current discussion. This publication provides a new direction and paradigms to the question of Kannada's antiquity. It extends the antiquity of Kannada to older times than presently known. It also presents a new thought that Tamil came under the Kannada influence in the years of B.C. timeframe.
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Yeah i agree.
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Tamil language is a mother and king of all languages. Tamil is a classical gold language
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Tamil is a classical 5000 years old beautiful sweetest language for all time
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by vedanth.v-msd
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tamil is the best language in the world and it is the oldest language in the world
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Sweetest language with no other language support
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tamil is best ..world first lang
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Tamil shows the pride of India. Tamil is not at all an abusive language to use. Tamil also have us the thirukkural which can change the world if used in our day to day life
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tamil is the first, sweetest, oldest and mother of all languages
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Even though I am Telugu I love tamil
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mother of all language tamill!!!!
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tamil is the oldest laguage and will exist till the end of the earth
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Tamil is oldest language in the world
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Tamil is the ancient language n the best and people are very jealous about tamil especially telugu people
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my god of tamil
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☺😊Tamil is all....Tamil is the best language in th😘😍e world !!who ever hates tamil are to the hell!!!😈
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Tamil rocks to the core ,man Bring it up TAMIL ROCKERS.
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Tami is a very harsh and ugly sounding language. I'm very surprised it is even on the list at all. This list is obviously very biased towards South Indians.
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tamil no.1 in world
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I am very proud to be a tamilian too! 😊 It's a very beautiful language☺️
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I am very proud to say i am a tamilian
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The best language in the world
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I like tamil because it is the first language spoken by human being
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I like because it is the first language spoken by human being
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I love Tamil since it is the living classic language and the mother of all south languages.I can even die for Tamil
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Tamil is language of the GOD. The best of the best.
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Tamil is the world's sweetest language
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Tamil is the greastest and a classic language
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I love tamil no language can be placed in place of tamil
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I love my mother tongue Tamil than any other language. Hats off to Tamil language
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tamil is the best language i have ever seen becoz i am a tamilan da no one can beat it very strong and powerful
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ONE OF THE OLDEST LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD STILL EXISTING -- TAMIL
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Tamil is the oldest Indian language and is mother of Sanskrit.I m Marathi and l feel very proud that I can understand Tamil.Yup Dhanush Anna rock.
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I am a Tamilian and I LOVE Kannada Very.... Much.
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Tamil is the greatest.it has existed for 20000 years whereas all other Indian languages began near 2500 years.
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I would like to tell about tamil language, tamil is mother of all language like KANNADA, TELUGU, MALAYALAM etc...... TAMIL is the oldest language in INDIA. Everywhere u can see tamilians in the world. All languages are good, but TAMIL is best in Langusges.
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i love tamil
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iam a kannadiga but i love tamil vry much
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tamil is the best beautiful and oldest languagein the world. iam not tamil iam hindi but i did not know why i like tamil i love you tamil
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I love tamil because it is very easy to learn and it is the oldest language in the world.
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kannade is worst languae bad bad language. but tamil is super language
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tamil is the best language in india only not all in the world tamil is the best language
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I am very proud to be tamilan.Tamil is one of the oldest and greatest language in India.I love tamil language a lot
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Tamil is beautiful
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the oldest language in india
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i love tamil language, which is the oldest language in india
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I am proud to be a indian.
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Ian proud to be a tamilan.and none other Indian language can compete it.
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tamil language top 20 in world,tamil is 16th place proud tamila
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Tamil thought me how to live, how to be considereate , grateful to others by its scripts, thirukural, Naladiyar, Kaniyan poongundranar words every thing every one must know so implement these thing throu' out india, then there wont be any rape or bad thinking, in tamil nadu they have to learn tamil for living then they wont do bad things to others. I am in singapore, every minute i am realising tamil is making me very good and happy.
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You speak tamil, I mean properly with good pronounciation, you should be able to speak any language easily. Very eloquent, great script and very elaborate
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tamils are mother****ers.this is a very dirty dragulla languages spoken by black cobra. kannada is the greatest language ever.
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i am a Bengali & i respect Tamil language & culture although i feel that many copmments expressed here are less factual & more emotional.
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Tamizh is ofcourse the most beautiful language. and i am proud to be a Tamilian!!!!!!!!!!
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Do u Know this? Tell the most available history of India....... Yeah its "Indus valley civilization".... And know this too.... "TAMIL" is the ONLY language (not even Sanskrit) that can be used to deal with the scripts of that Indus valley civilization.........
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Tamil is not only speaking in India...its speaking in many country like Malaysia,Singapore,srilanka,Indonesia...etc.... Vazhga Tamil...
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tamil is independend of other languages.it give the meaning of the language. it is the first language but today i give the commands with english.
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Tamil is sweet language to speak.i like tamil..proud 2 be a tamilan..
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tamil is the best language in the world kal thondri man thondra kaalathe thondriya muthal kudi tamil kudi(world's 1st born language is tamil) ulagam azhindhaalum tamil mozhi azhiyaathu
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Tamil rocks... The greatest language in the world...
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Tamil culture rocks the world.So sweetest language in the world..national language in sri lanka is Sinhala&Tamil Official language in singapore are English,Chinese,Malay,Tamil..Even in Karnataka Bangalore kannada is spoken 31%,Tamil 27%,Telugu 19%.being it is karnataka tamil language closes to kannada even in karnataka..But in chennai 80% of people speak tamil.Tamilandaa.Moreover tamil cinema approaches to hollywood level.e.g.Rajinikanth,Kamal Haasan.Tamil Film Sivaji and Ko is being watched by Barrack Obama.This shows tamil cinema international status...
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KANNADA IS KING OF ALL LANGUAGES
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i just ......................hate this language
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Guys read "Early Tamil Epigraphy" authored by our Iravatam Mahadev (2003) published by Harvard Publication. Please do not write anything without having sufficient and correct knowledge about it.
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Tamil tamil tamil .. Bcs amma is a tamil word birth from tamil language other languages r child to tamil... .. Malasiya srilanka singapore paris north america they r livin some tamilans peoples.. So m proud to be tamilan
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iam very proud to be a tamizhan because tamil is a ancient language and has many literature work and helps to give birth to many other languages
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Yes Tamilan daa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my language, its totally unique and has no influences from other languages, I am really proud to be a Tamilan.
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Thamizhan daaaa!!!!
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PROUD TO BE A TAMIL
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Very very proud....
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Proud to be a Tamilan
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proud to be a tamilian
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proud be an tamilan!!!!!!!!!!
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i am proud to be a TAMILAN
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hindi is 30% from tamil. most words in hindi take the ma from tamil word and call it as hindi. example: tamil word; kanidhAM.means maths. hindi word: ganith. also means maths.
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tamil is old languge of india very easy for speak this most people like this so i love very most tamil
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Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. Tamil literature has existed for over 2000 years. Tamil & Telugu were orginated from Dravidian. In that tamil is orgin for Malayalam and kannada. When compared to telugu tamil is mother place for many languages where it is less in Telugu. Tamil language doesnt have any borrow words from other languages like Sanskrit n Urdu but telugu does it. According to me Language can be considered as best by comapring the age of language not by quantity of people speaking the language.
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Thamizh is the first Indian language which has been declared as first Classical language of India. Proud to be a Thamizan as well as veri pudicha INDIAN.... GOT IT???????????????
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yes...PROUD TO BE A TAMILAN
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Nothing about language fanaticsm, but reality is Tamil has the great literary traditions and still surviving oldest language of the world.(Tholkapiyam which is the oldest grammer book of Tamil shows how the language is properly structured and developed much earlier in 3 rd century BC.This proves the language should have evolved much before 3rd century,No other language has such antiquity) Thirukural covers all dimensions of Human life encompassing the teachings of bible, geeta,quran, though not being a religious book. Carnatic music had its origin from this language(many falsely interpret it with Karnataka as the sound seems to be similar when pronounced). Bharatanatyam( from tamil land) is the oldest dance form which gave birth to other dance forms of india. Many great scientists are Tamils(from Ramanujam --C.V.Raman--Abdul kalam till yesterday's noble prize winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan) In sports also starting from F1 Narain karthikeyan to Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand to Cricketing spin wizard Muttaiah Muralidaran A.r.Rahman , Ilayaraja, Cholan kings and the list of great Tamilians continues
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i would like to tell something about tamil, if you want to know about tamil just you check out Raja Raja Cholan's history, after that you come to know which is best. I am Shanmuga Veera, THANKS GOD (Because i was born as a Tamilian), I proud to be TAMILIAN and INDIAN
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I love my tamil language.
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iam Rajamohan;;;;;I am very proud to be a Tamilian. Tamil is very eloquent and is too sweet to describe....
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tamil is one of the best language in the world....Singapore second tamil.srilanks secound language tamil and malasiya second language tamil........so tamil is best and important language in the world
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tamil is a most beautyful laungauge fr speaking and understanding with many country people like singapur malaysia srilanka and many other countrys i proud of my india *and i proud to be a tamilan
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Tamizh - ancient, classical, great, expressive, beautiful language. Language created a classical language awareness in India. First language to be addressed as a classical one in India. Most of the scripts and monuments found in India are Tamizh (more than 50%), no one can deny this... Known Indus valley civilization scripts are proven to be Tamizh language.
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Tamil is the very First and Oldest Language in the World. It is proved by lot of Scientist and also accepted by most of the scientists. Before Aryans(Sanskrit) comes to India, Dravidian(Tamil) people living in Indai with high standard. Even Aryans dont have any specific language when they comes to India. They develop their language after comes to India only. There is lot of Tamil words in Sanskrit. Ref: ca. 200,000 to 50,000 BC: Evolution of "the Tamilian or Homo Dravida", ca. 200,000 to 100,000 BC: Beginnings of the Tamil language 50,000 BC: Kumari Kand am civilisation 20,000 BC: A lost Tamil culture of the Easter Island which had an advanced civilisation 16,000 BC: Lemuria submerged 6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king 3031 BC: A Chera prince in his wanderings in the Solomon Island saw wild sugarcane and started cultivation in Kumari Kand am. 1780 BC: The Third Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king 7th century BC: Tolkappiyam (the earliest known extant Tamil grammar)
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Sincerely, George L. Hart Professor of Tamil Chair in Tamil Studies
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To qualify as a classical tradition, a language must fit several criteria: it should be ancient, it should be an independent tradition that arose mostly on its own not as an offshoot of another tradition, and it must have a large and extremely rich body of ancient literature. Unlike the other modern languages of India, Tamil meets each of these requirements. It is extremely old (as old as Latin and older than Arabic); it arose as an entirely independent tradition, with almost no influence from Sanskrit or other languages; and its ancient literature is indescribably vast and rich. It seems strange to me that I should have to write an essay such as this claiming that Tamil is a classical literature — it is akin to claiming that India is a great country or Hinduism is one of the world’s great religions. The status of Tamil as one of the great classical languages of the world is something that is patently obvious to anyone who knows the subject. To deny that Tamil is a classical language is to deny a vital and central part of the greatness and richness of Indian culture.
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In trying to discern why Tamil has not been recognized as a classical language, I can see only a political reason: there is a fear that if Tamil is selected as a classical language, other Indian languages may claim similar status. This is an unnecessary worry. I am well aware of the richness of the modern Indian languages — I know that they are among the most fecund and productive languages on earth, each having begotten a modern (and often medieval) literature that can stand with any of the major literatures of the world. Yet none of them is a classical language. Like English and the other modern languages of Europe (with the exception of Greek), they rose on preexisting traditions rather late and developed in the second millennium. The fact that Greek is universally recognized as a classical language in Europe does not lead the French or the English to claim classical status for their languages.
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Finally, Tamil is one of the primary independent sources of modern Indian culture and tradition. I have written extensively on the influence of a Southern tradition on the Sanskrit poetic tradition. But equally important, the great sacred works of Tamil Hinduism, beginning with the Sangam Anthologies, have undergirded the development of modern Hinduism. Their ideas were taken into the Bhagavata Purana and other texts (in Telugu and Kannada as well as Sanskrit), whence they spread all over India. Tamil has its own works that are considered to be as sacred as the Vedas and that are recited alongside Vedic mantras in the great Vaisnava temples of South India (such as Tirupati). And just as Sanskrit is the source of the modern Indo-Aryan languages, classical Tamil is the source language of modern Tamil and Malayalam. As Sanskrit is the most conservative and least changed of the Indo-Aryan languages, Tamil is the most conservative of the Dravidian languages, the touchstone that linguists must consult to understand the nature and development of Dravidian.
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Third, the quality of classical Tamil literature is such that it is fit to stand beside the great literatures of Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Chinese, Persian and Arabic. The subtlety and profundity of its works, their varied scope (Tamil is the only premodern Indian literature to treat the subaltern extensively), and their universality qualify Tamil to stand as one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world. Everyone knows the Tirukkural, one of the world’s greatest works on ethics; but this is merely one of a myriad of major and extremely varied works that comprise the Tamil classical tradition. There is not a facet of human existence that is not explored and illuminated by this great literature.
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Second, Tamil constitutes the only literary tradition indigenous to India that is not derived from Sanskrit. Indeed, its literature arose before the influence of Sanskrit in the South became strong and so is qualitatively different from anything we have in Sanskrit or other Indian languages. It has its own poetic theory, its own grammatical tradition, its own esthetics, and, above all, a large body of literature that is quite unique. It shows a sort of Indian sensibility that is quite different from anything in Sanskrit or other Indian languages, and it contains its own extremely rich and vast intellectual tradition.
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The reasons for this are many; let me consider them one by one. First, Tamil is of considerable antiquity. It predates the literatures of other modern Indian languages by more than a thousand years. Its oldest work, the Tolkappiyam,, contains parts that, judging from the earliest Tamil inscriptions, date back to about 200 BCE. The greatest works of ancient Tamil, the Sangam anthologies and the Pattuppattu, date to the first two centuries of the current era. They are the first great secular body of poetry written in India, predating Kalidasa’s works by two hundred years.
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Statement on the Status of Tamil as a Classical Language April 11, 2000 I have been a Professor of Tamil at the University of California, Berkeley, since 1975 and am currently holder of the Tamil Chair at that institution. My degree, which I received in 1970, is in Sanskrit, from Harvard, and my first employment was as a Sanskrit professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1969. Besides Tamil and Sanskrit, I know the classical languages of Latin and Greek and have read extensively in their literatures in the original. I am also well-acquainted with comparative linguistics and the literatures of modern Europe (I know Russian, German, and French and have read extensively in those languages) as well as the literatures of modern India, which, with the exception of Tamil and some Malayalam, I have read in translation. I have spent much time discussing Telugu literature and its tradition with V. Narayanarao, one of the greatest living Telugu scholars, and so I know that tradition especially well. As a long-standing member of a South Asian Studies department, I have also been exposed to the richness of both Hindi literature, and I have read in detail about Mahadevi Varma, Tulsi, and Kabir.
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Statement on the Status of Tamil as a Classical Language April 11, 2000 Professor Maraimalai has asked me to write regarding the position of Tamil as a classical language, and I am delighted to respond to his request. I have been a Professor of Tamil at the University of California, Berkeley, since 1975 and am currently holder of the Tamil Chair at that institution. My degree, which I received in 1970, is in Sanskrit, from Harvard, and my first employment was as a Sanskrit professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1969. Besides Tamil and Sanskrit, I know the classical languages of Latin and Greek and have read extensively in their literatures in the original. I am also well-acquainted with comparative linguistics and the literatures of modern Europe (I know Russian, German, and French and have read extensively in those languages) as well as the literatures of modern India, which, with the exception of Tamil and some Malayalam, I have read in translation. I have spent much time discussing Telugu literature and its tradition with V. Narayanarao, one of the greatest living Telugu scholars, and so I know that tradition especially well. As a long-standing member of a South Asian Studies department, I have also been exposed to the richness of both Hindi literature, and I have read in detail about Mahadevi Varma, Tulsi, and Kabir.
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please read this 1 by 1..............
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ca. 500,000 BC: origin of the human race, ca. 200,000 to 50,000 BC: evolution of "the Tamilian or Homo Dravida[5]", c. 200,000 to 100,000 BC, beginnings of Tamil c. 100,000 to 50,000 BC, growth and development of Tamil, 50,000 BC: Kumari Kandam civilisation 20,000 BC: A lost Tamil culture on Easter Island which had an advanced civilisation 16,000 BC: Lemuria submerged 6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king 3031 BC: A Chera prince wandering in the Solomon Islands saw wild sugarcane and started cultivation in Tamil Nadu. 1780 BC: The Third Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king 7th century BC: Tolkappiyam, the earliest extant Tamil gramm
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Devaneya Pavanar (ஞா. தேவநேயப் பாவாணர்; Ñānamuttaṉ Tēvanēya Pāvāṇar; also known as G. Devaneyan, Ñanamuttan Tevaneyan; lived 1902–1981), was a prominent Indian Tamil author who wrote over 35 books. Additionally, he was an influential Dravidologist and a staunch proponent of the "Pure Tamil movement" and initiated the Etymological Dictionary Project primarily to bring out the roots of Tamil words and their connections and ramifications. In his 1966 Primary Classical language of the World, he argues that the Tamil language is the "most natural" (iyal-moḻi) and also a proto-world language, being the oldest (tol-moḻi) language of the world, from which all other major languages of the world are derived. He believed that its literature, later called Sangam literature and usually considered to have been written from 200 BCE and 300 CE, spanned a huge period from 10,000 to 5,500 BCE.[1] These datings gain popularity by modern pseudo-historians such as in Graham Hancock's book Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization. Devaneya Pavanar composed many musical pieces (Isaik kalambakam) and many noteworthy poems, including the collection of Venpa. The title Senthamiḻ Selvar was conferred on him by the Tamil Nadu State Government in 1979, and he was also addressed as Moḻi Ñayiru (மொழி ஞாயிறு) "Sun of language
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George L. Hart (born c. 1945) is a professor of Tamil language at the University of California, Berkeley. Hart received his Ph.D. in Sanskrit from Harvard University and taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before joining the faculty at Berkeley.[1] He has studied Latin and Greek as well as several modern European and Indian languages. Hart is best-known for his translations of several Tamil epics into English and for asserting that Tamil should be classified as a classical language, which is stated clearly in a letter addressed to Professor Maraimalai on April 11, 2000.[1] On September 18, 2004 the Indian Union Cabinet recognized Tamil as a classical language. In 2002, Hart, along with co-author Hank Heifetz, was the recipient of the AAS South Asia Council (SAC) Ramanujan Book Prize. The two produced a volume of translated Tamil poetry entitled Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom.
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Tamil is easy and best language in the world discovered more cultivate in the world
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no other language in india or in the world is best and oldest as tamil.i am proud 2 be tamilian.
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tamil is old ang gold language in the world
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tamil is the sweetest langauge and superb language than telugu
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you just the city chennai. which is the toppest city in india. here the following language is tamil and the 'thirukural shows the speciality of tamil.
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tamil is the world wide language and followed in countries like si9ngapore , malaysia, srilanka. so, which is the best language.
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yes it is the sweetest lanuage in the world
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yes it is the best an sweet lanuage in the world.
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to all whom concern ....tamil is the best, sweet , most and widely used language in india next to hindi ,,,,its certainly best then any other language in the world ..report says that tamil is the second highest speaking language in india ,...and widely used language in all the southern states , unlike telugu is used only in some parts of andhra , even in hyderabad telugu is not completely used ...and in kannada most peoples speaks tamil and marathi ...same in kerala ,,maharastra and andhra...tamil is the king of language ,,all the southern languages are born from tamil only
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tamil is the most popular language in india next to hindi.
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tamil is the one &only oldest langauge in the world.thirukkural one is enough for all religion pepoles.no need kuran,keethai,bybil like this books.iam thamilan.by ragavan
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GO TAMIL. BEST LANGUAGE EVER, COOL LANGUAGE. SWEET TO SPEAK. ALL THE OTHERS ARE OK, BUT TAMIL IS THE BEST BETTER THAN THE REST
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tamil is the best language ever. I LOVE TAMIL
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tamil one of the best language in the world.tamil people are every were.long live tamil people and language!!!
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I AM PROUD TO BE A THAMIZHAN.
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I would say tamil is the most dominating language in the south! it has immense popularity throughtout the world ! cuz we r well spread!
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Tamizh did not come out of Samskrutam but rather out of Proto-Dravidian, which is older than Samskrutam.And Telugu did not come from Tamizh, Telugu came from proto-Dravidian, which also birthed Tamizh.
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Every language in India came from SANSKRIT.
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Defenetly Tamil is the sweetest language in india. Also tamil has an independent Writting script ie, no influence of any languages.also many languages like kannada,telugu, malayalam were orginated from Tamil. I am proud to be a Tamilian..
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Tamil is one of the ancient languages...:) really really proud to be a tamilian. I love TAMIL
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Tamil people provde of this because.............A STATE OF MIND is god
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tamil is one of the leagend language of world.i am proved of this. moses
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Tamil is the oldest language in the world.....Tamil is the only indian language to withstand many more years compare than other oldest language like sanskrit.....i m very very proud to be tamilian..then indian...
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I am very proud to be a Tamilian. Tamil is very eloquent and is too sweet to describe....
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tamil is the most beautiful language.i also proud to be a tamilan
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Tamil is best then telugu to speak and write. One and only classic language of india(announced by Indian govt). Proud to be Indian and Tamilan...
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Yes, I believe that this language is most internet people using other than English in India.
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survey revealed that telugu using people has the fastest and highest understanding capability compared to any language in our earth
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Glad to see more people interested in Telugu now telugu is in third place but I wish one day or other it will reach 1st place. Telugu is sweetest language in the world jai telugu talli
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This is not 3 its 1st I am proud to be a telugu speaker
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Telugu is the best language in India no doubt in that as it has many slokas and is derived from Sanskrit a lot.
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Telugu is a sweet language.
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It is awesome language.
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I am proud to be a Telugu .
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The TELUGU language is great language with the sweetest words. "Desa baasha landu telugu lessa" by kannada king Krishna Devaraya tells the greatness of Telugu. It is also called as "Italian of the east". It is called so because it ends with vowel which gives it a beautiful sound. The greatness of language is in the language itself not the awards are in the most number of speakers. Jai Telugu Talli.
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Telugu the best
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My favorite language.best best
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Telugu is the sweetest language i ever heard.... I am a tamilan... I feel telugu is sweet... It's literature is immense... But one should agree tamil is the mother of dravidian language.... If there wasnt no tamil...there is no telugu.... No kannada.. No malayalam.... Telugu is derived with advance linguistics from tamil.... It's just like deriving equation.... from a main equation... The derived equation may hold great importance yet main equation is responsible for its popularity. It's all behind the languages... and not within the people.... So one should not underestimate any language... Every language is unique in its own way. Anyways telugu pronunciation is awesome and better than tamil.
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telugu's lipi is not derived from any language it has its own lipi and it is as old as Sanskrit and even this language ruled 3/4 of southern india...it is recognized as the 2 best lipi by international alphabet association...so from all the above consequences we can say telugu is the best language
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Telugu lipi is derived from HaLLe (old) Kannada. Telugu language never had its lipi before.
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telugu is a sweetest language
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telugu people are so....sweet.because they tolerate other languages.
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The one language i have seen is Telugu. They write as they speak and they speak as they write.
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Spiciest language in India
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best ever language and sweetest language ever
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telugu is the best
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TELUGU A SWEAT LANGUAGE. BEING AS A TELUGU ONE GREATEST ONE IN THE WORLD
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telugu is best language in the world
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Telugu language is the sweetest language in India. Its called as musical language.
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People learn the telugu language and listen the telugu poems and telugu epics, telugu songs, then u will understand the greatness of telugu, lost of great poets born in telugu
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I born in the great telugu land of great poets and great kings i love telugu so much
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Telugu is famous all over the world
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i am proud to be a lover of telugu
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i love telugu
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Telugu is the sweetest language i have ever seen
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Telugu doesn't need to prove how sweet it is.As a "Teluguvadu" I know it very well.
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Telugu and Telugu people are great.Don't ever mess with them.
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Telugu is the sweetest language and so it called Italian of the east by the Britishers.None other language in India has got such a title and fame.
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Telugu is good, better and the best language not only in India but also in the world.Proud to be a lover of Telugu
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it is the sweetest language in india
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telugu is the best language that can adapt easily any other language in it's own unique way
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telugu is sweet as dorps of honey its the sweetest language of india along with bengali and hindi feel proud that i have such a sweet language as my mother tounge
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my telugu is the sweetest and best language not only in india but in entire word pourd to be a teluguvadu
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telugu is the best language in indi it is not 3rd it is 1st language and iam so proud be mother tongue is telugu and iam so proud to be an indian
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i am proud to have my mothertounge as 3 rd important language in india
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In 1954 the Andrapradesh was seperated from the onld Chennai Ie. Madras State. That time to till date the Andrapradesh is a five different language speaking people state. 1) Decan place is called Telangana. That people people's mother language only urudu. 2) Rayala seema place peoples speaking Tamizh. 3) Thandakarunya place ie. in border of Odiisa and the people speakig only Odisa ( Oriya ) 4) the North westen tribes speaking their own language. 5) Finally the coastal andrapredesh people only speaking the Telugu. Then how they arrivevedv the 74 million.????????????????
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Neighbour sambar state is afraid of telugus and telugu people .... they always wants to compare their language with it....pity towards sambarians(Tamilians)
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Telugu is the dominating language in south india...
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my sweet telugu
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My sweet"""Telugu""" language i love you, you are the """rose"""" of the garden, your combination of letters speaks honey words. you are the polite and respected language compare to other languages.
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Great peoples in andhra pradesh so i love telugu i love andhrapradesh.
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I Love Telugu
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I LOVE MY MOTHER TONGUE TELUGU
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Telugu is the sweetest language ever.I love Telugu
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proud to be a telugu
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Telugu is the most beautiful language in the world,so i request all the Telugu people to talk more in Telugu, read Telugu books, to devolop our Telugu. Wake up Telugu guys...WAKE UP.
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TELUGU is best then TAMIL to speak and write. One of the classic languages of india(announced by Indian govt). Proud to be Indian and Telugu
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Simply wonderful language!!! With great literature!! i LOVE MY MOTHER TONGUE TELUGU
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Telugu is a beautiful language.I AM PROUD TO BE A TELUGU..................
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Telugu is the only language in India which owns musical literature called "TELUGU PADYALU ".
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Telugu is the sweetest & the best.I love my language Telugu.I am proud of being a telugu
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According to C.P BROWN, TELUGU is the "italian of the east" I am proud to be a Telugu.
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I would lie to thank God to make Telugu as my mother tongue.I am proud to be a Telugu.
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Telugu people are not language minded.Though they love their language a lot,but they have also respect for other languages. So THOUGH BEING A MARATHI I LOVE TELUGU & TELUGU PEOPLE.
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Telugu is one of the best language in the world. Telugu people are every were.long live Telugu people and language!!! I am proud to be a Telugu.
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my mother tongue is telugu.For me telugu is the sweetest language & I also like kannada & malayalam
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TELUGU IS MY mother Language I LOVE OUR TELUGU AND I LOVE ANDHRA PHILIP DARLING PRABHAS AND TA
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TELUGU IS A 15 largest Language IN WORLD AND THE BEST Language IN INDIA AND MY DARLING PHILIP TA
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Telugu is very ancient language and it is in vedas also
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i have proud to announced andhrawala, i love my mother tongue. Telugu is the one of the sweetest language in the world.
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TELUGU .... a sweet and classical language. It is also called "Italian of the East"
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Kannada is the oldest language in India and it has been proved in the Grantha called " Mahisha Bandana". It is accepted all over India. It is the the richest and most phonetic language in the world. Tamil waste and third class language
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Kannada is one of the richest and sweet langusges in the world. Actually Tamil and other languages is a prt of Kannada. Most Phonetic in the world. Worst language is Tamil
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telugu is the sweetest and best language ever and easy to learn......
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TELUGU IS ERRORED LANGUAGE OR MISSPELLED LANGUAGE OF TAMIL
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telugu is the sweetest language in India for ever.
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Telugu is a sweet language stated by Mahakavi Bharathiar as" Sundara telugu" in his tamil poems. I bow before the word of our Mahakavi as a Tamilian. I respect telugu but cannot give up Tamizh...:-)
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every citizen in india love their regional lanuage. i dont agree with the arguement by comparing with one another as an indian we should be proud of having lots og lanuage in our own mother land rather to fight agaist one another.. so every lanuage is best in our nation
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Tamil people blows their own trumphet saying that nonsensense langauage is the oldest. It is not true. We have numerous proofs to prove Telugu is the oldest than anything in India. You tamil gusy are useless and nonsense and bastards
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tamil waste
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DESA BHASHA LANDU TELUGU LESSA by sri krishna devaraya.ya its true.
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I LOVE MY MOTHER TONGUE
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it ranks 2nd at 1990's but it goes to 3rd or 4th.we want every one to speak in telugu.dont go modern .pls give respect to our mother tongue TELUGU..... MY MOTHER TONGUE
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Yes I agree
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ha u bastard ,if u dont like a language its ur fault.it shows that u dont know anything about that language.i gave some truth comments about tamil in telugu tag.but i didnt say anything about telugu.it is also a classical language.but u commented the word 'USELESS' about tamil(GOD'S LANGUAGE).this shows u r unfit 2 b a human being.u r surely a useless fellow.
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it doesnt matter how many people speak a language.its about one language's richness and highness.
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TELUGU - MY MOTHER TONGUE
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TELUGU WAS THE FIRST LANGUAGE WHICH GOT A SEPARATE DISTINCTION OF ITS OWN AND WAS SEPARATED FROM SANSKRIT.( the mother of all Inida Languages) Andhra (or Amdhra) was the classic name for Telugu language. If you read Telugu scripts written before 1600 AD, they contain more than 85% of Sanskrit words. That percentage is highest for any Indian language. Not to forget that Sanskrit was not the mother tongue of any tribe in India. The Rg Veda, which is now accepted to be 8000 years old, mentions Andhras as one of the ancient tribes in India.
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Being a christain from Andhra Pradesh, i support telugu, b'coz my language Telugu is the best Language in India to speak, write and understand...... everything in our UNITED ANDHRA PRADESH is awesome.
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yeh this is one of the number one languages in the world
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No comparison with other indian languages, Telugu is par ahead of them. It is the sweetest language i ever came across.
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Telugu is as sweet and pure as honey
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telugu is much better than tamil,hindi and any other language and it is very sweet to listen and talk in telugu
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telugu is oldest language in india telugu is best then tamil to speak and write
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Telugu is the most sweetest language and second highest spoken language in India
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Telugu is the most sweetest language in India
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Telugu is the most spoken languages of south India and third in India. There is no comparison with any other languages in India about it's sweetness. "...Telugu can be referred as "Italian of the East" because Telugu is the only language other than Italian where every word ends in a vowel. This gives the language an enchanting lilting quality when spoken." - Niccolo de Conti, 16th century Italian traveler
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most of the north indian heroines said telugu is the best ,easiest and oldest language to learn..............shriya,ileyana,charmi,tamanna,anushka,jenelia
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telugu is oldest language in india telugu is best then tamil to speak and write
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telugu is sweetest language in india
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this is one of the oldest languages....this is spoken in mangalore, karnataka... we tulu people love our language and we feel that this particular language has to be recognised by others...i think this is one of the ways to prove our love for our language.
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love tulu the best launguage in the world ever
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I like Tulu..Tulu is the Best language...Im proud be a mangalorean...
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my mother tongue - tulu, my father tongue kannada.i am a brahmin from bangalore and i am tulu +kannada=great
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i am proud to be kanbadiga because language which have given script to telugu langauage and we love every language people that is the loveable character of kannadigas
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Tulu is spoken in Udupi and South kanara district of karnataka and kasargod district of Kerala... This region is called TULUNADU...
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Thlu is a very ancient and sweetst langugae and born from tamizh. After 1954 the people of Thulu are willing to join in Tamizh Nadu. The then C.M. Kamaraj and his friend Pasavappa in karnataka are not willing to join in tamiz Nadu. Now the people are in Kannada state and insist to follow their culture. and also use the alphabets in kannada. Till now they feel they are as a slave.
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Great to see yenkalna Tulu in the list...One of the most beautiful language having a very rich culture associated with it....Wish we all had been more careful with our script and hope we revive our Tulu script too.....Blessed to be born as a Tuluvite!!
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Tulu is very beautiful language i proud to be a i am a Tuluvas.... Tulu is rockzzzzzz....................... Chandrahas Shetty Moodbidri...
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Tulu is very beautiful Language... I proud to be a Tuluvas....Tulu Rockzzz....
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Hi...tulu is a very sweet language friends.Easy
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even the most beautiful women's ash....speaks tulu...its her mother tongue
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i agree...tulu has to be recognised by people.
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Malayalam is the best language😉.because in malayalam there will be more meanings for one word 😄eg:sister&brother (sahodari,pengal,sahodaran aangala,chechi,chettan,aniyathi,aniyan). Malayali always rocks 😎😎😎
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Honestly! Yes! I am a Malayali, and English is my first language (I was raised in the UK) -- but I can speak Malayalam! The variety of sounds in Malayalam makes it very easy to learn and speak other languages! You don't find the ഴ sound in languages, as well as മ്പ, ണ്ട and more. It's such a beautiful language, with a beautiful script, originating in a beautiful state and I am proud to be a Malayalam-speaker and do not hesistate to show pride whenever talking about my state back in India!
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mallus are the best
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Malayalam is my native language. I love it.
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I am proud to be a malayali it is the best language in the world . It is music to my ears. I love Malayalam.
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Great language in India... Proud to be a Malayali - Asakir
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It is highly difficult to study Malayalam and speak it fluently to other language people.
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Malayalies can speak any other languages without any difficulties.
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MALAYALAM IS THE BEST LANGUAGE IN INDIA BECAUSE OF ITS A GODS OWN LANGUAGE
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I m frm bihar bt i know malayalam very well it is best language in india
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One of the best language in India and easy to learn
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MALAYALAM IS THE BEST LANGUAGE IN SOUTH INDIA THE REASON WHY IT IS A GODS OWN LANGUAGE. PROUD TO BE MALLU................ MALAYALAM
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proud to be a mallu
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Malayalam is the language by which ideas can be expressed very effectively. ie,a sentence can be written in malayalam with minor changes in meaning eg.avan manga thinnunnu(he is eating mango) ,avananu manga thinnunnathu(the one eating mango is him ),avan mangayanu thinnunnathu/avan thinnunnath mangayanu(the one which he is eating,is a mango) . The fast developing language in india is malayalam. Most efficient readable script is of malayalam. The voice clarity of spoken form is of malayalam. Anyway malayalam is the best language.
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The best language in the world!!! And recently crowned a well deserved "classical language"
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Even though I'd consider myself to be British rather than Indian, knowing that I still have my mother tongue to help me understand more about India is a beautiful gift to me.
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Malayalam is a 1500 year old language. It is spoken in Kerala, Lakshadweep, parts of Andaman Nocobar, Pondicherry, Tamil nadu, and Karnataka. It has orginated from "Sentamizh" which is also the forerunner of Tamil and developed into an independent language with own script. In the process it is influenced by Sanskrit, Persian and Portugese. The script is more like Sanskrit and Hindi which overcomes Tamil which does not have letters for all sounds. At the same time Malayalam does not have "linga" difference so it is easy to use. Between written and spoken forms, it retains the most similarity. It has letters for sounds of all language families, except 'z'.
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two things I like about Mallus is that they are very traditional.pll hard working, as a Tamil I like it when they praise my language T the same time love their language as well .
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Malayalam rocks.We are Malayalees.Proud to be a Malayalee
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Malayam is a very sweet languge. Its born from Tamizh 60% and Sanskirit 40% combination. This languge's age is Nearly 600 years . The Parameswaran is a Tamizh Pandit is creat the Grammer for the Malayalam. This languge always using the Tamizh Alphabets , Nga, Gna and and Zha . All malayalees are loving Tamizh People and Chennai. They are worshiping the Lord Pazhani Murugan.
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malayalam is very hard to study
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malayalam... is the best language in the world... wherever you go in the world one mallu is there.... mallu rocks...
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malayalam rockzzz!! its very easy 2 undrstand and learn... i m proud 2 b a malayalee
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no one can understand mallu
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Malyalam is a good language
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MALAYALEES RULE!!!!
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malayalam is the best language also proud to be a malayali
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Kannada - world's oldest living language Report Abuse
It is the world's oldest living language
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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :P :P :P :) :)
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????? why there are two ranks for Kannada Language.....????? WHY CANT IT BE ONE....????
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Sanskrit Report Abuse
I think Sanskrit is such a beautiful language. The way it is spoken and how it is used in religious rituals for hymns
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so many scientist proved tamil is older than sanskrit tamilnadu have proof not like motivating religion like god lang of snaskrit .North Indians spreaded rumors that Sanskrit was the oldest , but it is not. They only want to dignify themselves. The oldest language in real in Tamil. Three cheers for Tamil.
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Sanskrit is one hell of a language. It is derived from Tamil. North Indians spreaded rumors that Sanskrit was the oldest , but it is not. They only want to dignify themselves. The oldest language in real in Tamil. Three cheers for Tamil
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Sanskrit is the greatest language which has invented all the Indian languages.Also it is most important language on behalf of singing ang rhymes
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God Don't have any language and the oldest language is not always better. But I agree sanskrit is one of the sweetest language which is sadly extinct today
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THE LANGUAGE OF INDIA
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it is the mother of all indian languages ,also gods and godess languages,
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Kodava Report Abuse
this is spoken in Kodagu, karnataka...Kodava is one of famous culture and lovable language by people in Karnataka
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3 languages frm karnataka........awesome
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Kodava or Coorgi it is as beautifull just like the people...
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It is a language derieved from malayalam & kannada. No script.
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I love kodava--- Mahesh
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Bengali Report Abuse
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Bengali is the best
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bengali gaalis are the best ...........!!!!
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My best language Bengali
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Obviously the best
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My language is bengali and i have proud for that
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bengali is the best language...ia am a bengali..and i am proud to be....yaa
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Bengali(বাংলা) is the sixth mostly spoken language in the whole World.
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Bengali is the sweetest language as because the base of all languages is Sanskrit,and Bengali's words are 80% of Sanskrit.Infact,the national anthem of India is in Bengali...!!!! It is the only language of India that is internationally spoken.!!!! Bengali rocks..!!
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In ancient days the present bengal is ruled by the Tamizh King Rajendra Chozhan. Kindly see the Rajendra Chozhan's kingdom. That time all parts of India speking only tamizh. After Sanskirit comes Tamizh and sanskirit mingled and create lot of langugae. But the Bengali is born after the Senkiskan attack from Mongolia. Tamizh and Mangoli mingled and create a new language Bengali. Till now the Bengal tribes called Rajmals are lived in the deep forest. They are speaking only tamizh. This is the example for the bengal's own languge in ancient days are tamizh. This history was forgotten by the Indian. Because the Two states (Uttar Predesh and Madya Pradesh people ) only ruling by all indian. So, they insist their own present culture only. India recoganised 18 languges are called National Languge. But in Parliment only two langugaes are speaking. Why??????????/
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Actually best language
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no comparison with bengali.... its the best...
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It's the language which is sweet, easy to learn and good for ear :-)
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According to 2011 ranking bengali language is placed 2nd sweet language in world
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i have proof that bengali is older next to tamil in world
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most sweetest n easy language 1 of the most important language in india ...proud 2 be bengali n more than that proud 2 be indian!!!!
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bengali is the best and the rocking language im proud to be a bengali bangla is the best bengalis are the best bengal is the best
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there is no better language than bengali its a very sweet language not only for me but the whole world has ranked bengali as the sweetest language of the world,it is the only indian language that is internationally spoken........basically its a god gifted language to mother india
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The universal language
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The sweetest language of the world
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Bengali is the bestest language in the World...............
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no questain about that it is India's best language. It only has brought NOBEL prize in Literature(RABINDRANATH TAGORE) for India. Bengali rockssssssssssssss..........
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Punjabi Report Abuse
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sat sri akal ji... eh sach much sabsa changa hai, lekin mennu eh samaj nhi aatha, ki eh sirf 9th mein kiu?
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Correct to 101 million speaks it. Loved in canada, UK ,USA apart from India and Pakistan
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Punjabi is a awesome, easy, and sweet language. I love it very much!!!!!!
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This is a worthless survey, after Hindi, Punjabi is most spoken language in India! this is biased and useless survey!
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What nonsense? Punjabi is the 13th largest spoken language in the world and you tell me it's 15th in India. How come?
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Marathi Report Abuse
Marathi
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Marathi is not the language of Goa and never will be, its Konkani for Goa not Marathi..
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Marathi is simply the most beautiful language followed by Bengali. It is rich in Literature and it has a beautiful history. It is also the 4th most spoken language in India with more than 80 Million Speakers..
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Marathi is a sweet and simple language
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MarathI is unique and beautiful Dravidian-Arayan language.Marathi has its own script called ''MODI lipi''.Devnagari script is adopted in 1960.It has a rich history of 2000years.
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Marathi contains more and different pronunciation than any other language, which is tough to speak for non-marathis. This is the only reason it is not used in hindi movies often like punjabi, avadhi. or gujrati. Marathi contains more sanskrit words than hindi.
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marathi is one of the sweetest and marathi literature is great, maratha's are great patriot, defend thier mother land, e.g. maratha light infantry, belgaum
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Marathi is one the sweetest language of India. I do have a gripe against Marathi speakers though. Why do Marathi speakers prefer to speak in Hindi rather than Marathi. First it was Mumbai and Nagpur do even in cities like Pune you hear more Hindi than Marathi. Marathi speakers - Wake up before Marathi becomes extinct because of Hindi. Insist on speaking Marathi, follow the Tamilians and Bengalis.
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Thanks to those who said good and correct things about marathi language. According to recent findings, marathi language is originated before 4th century. Many historians think its older than that also.. Also there are more than 11 crore people in the world who speak marathi.. marathi speakers have always proved there importance in the history.. But I dont think this survey makes any difference and gives correct stats abt the rankings.. Most of the people dont even have understanding what is expected over here..
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I respect Maratha and Marathi? I am a Kannadiga. because of Shivaji Maharaaj only we are still HINDU. I respect whole heartedly to that soul. I am not diverting this topic to religion because wherever I saw Maratha or Maraathi it remainds me of that Shivraay.
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I LOVE MARATHI.IT IS A SWEET LANGUAGE.I AM PROUD OF MY LANGUAGE.
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Marathi literature is great
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Marathi language is most worst language in india
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I Proud to be Maratha & Marathi is heart touching language.
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Yes marathi is most spoken language in central india ,it is second most spoken language in madhya pradesh and also in india
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marathi is my mother
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I m Kolkatiite.I have travelled lot due to my Marketing Job. Marathi is really dominating language for half of the country. Its dominance you feel from west coast to Central india
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I live in North Karnataka...... Marathi is commom language here. I found it so malodious after my Mother tounge Kannada.
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Simply wonderful language!!! With great literature!! Marathi has only lively theatre world in India
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Though I am Hindi speaker, i born and brought in Maharashtra. Marathi is best language to read and to learn. I love it like my Mother
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As per the suevey Marathi is Second most favorite language of reading In India after Hindi. And after second most adopted language as medium in school.
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Marathi has covered wide area in the subcontinenet. It has spread Arabian Sea Coastline to Central India. It is official language of Maharashtra, Goa, Dadara-Nagar Haveli. It is largely spoken language in central India after Hindi
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yes. Marathi is one of the oldest language of india. Marathi and Sanskrut is identical languages. But Marathi is toughest languge specially the grammer is tough one.But very sweet language and most wanted languagge of india. And Marathi has the largest sub languagges than any ohter languagge in the world.
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Gujarati Report Abuse
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Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat. It is part of the greater Indo-European language family.
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this is very sweet language...by this easily express our feelings....i love to speak Gujarati..
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i love gujarati speak.
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This language is given identity of the most lovingly person ...i like very much...
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it is the most sweet easy and decent language i love it
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Oriya Report Abuse
56 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 13 comments
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odia has a very distinct script from all indo-aryan languages put together.It is very curvy and looks very beautiful and less clumsy as compared to other indian languages.Though the language sounds similar to bengali it hasnt mimiced the devnagri script of hindi as bengali has done
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Odia is undoubtly the oldest living language of all Indo - Aryan family languages. It has a great history. In 2014 It got the status of classical language by Govt. of India. After the great Sanskrit it is the only language from Indo-Aryan family to get the status of Classical language. From it you can know the importance of Odia Language. Though form Indo - Aryan language most people are using Hindi but its Odia language is leader among all languages due to its more than 1500 years of history.
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east or west odia is best
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Odia is a very unique language in east India. So don't forget your mother tongue and proud be a Odia person.
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ORIYA NOW BECOMES ODIA. AN AM PROUD TO BE AN ODIA
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It is an anicient and oldest language of India.sweest,anx thing can express in a better way than other language.
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It is the best language in terms of giving respect and honour to someone
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i think the person who had written that odiya is the wrost language........i think he hv nt a little idea about any languages of india...
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oriya is a nice language..It's not derived from Bengali...One of the above deragotory comment must be written by a Bengali...u bengali sucks
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oriya, the sweetest language
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It is a genuine Indo-Aryan language rich with ancient literature
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Oriya is the worst language in india as per my knowledge, because pronousation is very bad, and the language is copied from hindi and bengali
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in my point of view,oriya is the best language in India because it contains most of the words of sanskrit.so this can be treated as a base language...
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Urdu Report Abuse
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I like urdu for most
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I'm so surprised this language is so low. Urdu is known to be one of the most poetic languages of India.Most Bollywood songs and Movies are in Urdu.
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This Could have ben the National Language But was beaten up by Just one vote Respect This Language If you are a real Indian this language is ranking so low beacuse of some religious Matters you should keep it atleast 2nd.
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Konkani Report Abuse
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Konkani doesn't have its own script but so does hindi and marathi, they use devanagri, We have multiple scripts used for konkani including Devanagari, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Arabic.
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Very very very very beautiful & sweet language
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Konkani is spoken in konkan region of western coast of India, its spoken in ratnagiri and sindhudurg district of maharastra, goa state and north kanara district of karnataka ... Konkanis are fighting for uniting konkani speaking region formaing VISHAL/ MAHA Gomantak or konkan state
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My mother tongue is Kannada , konkani is not derived fron Marathi, it is an independent language, in karnataka Konkani is written in Kannada scrip, it is agood language.
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Konkani is derived from Marathi. it has no script.
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the good sweet language no script but best one its speakers are deepika padukone,vijaya mallya,genelia
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Hindi Report Abuse
It's because Hindi is the official language of India! The official language in India is Hindi. Almost every Indian has a working knowledge of Hindi.
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Hindi is our national language but its rank is 17 I wonder why but I love Hindi soooo much
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To all haters - Hindi is the only language which unites India !
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Nowhere in constitution it's written as HINDI is national language.... You can see in wiki there's a blank space in the National language of India
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Hindi speaking only in 1 1/2 states. That is Madya Predesh fully and Utter predesh halfly. Because the Utter predesh having two languge 1) prime languge Urudu and another is Hindi. British kingdom after shifting the capital Calcatta to Delhi ( Firstly Cuddalor In tamizh Nadu, 2) Chennai in Tamiz Nadu, 3) Masulipattinam in present Andra 4) Calcutta in Bengal after 5) Delhi ie in 1920. In India there are 1850 languages are speaking. 18 languges are declared as National Languages. Then why the hindi is the official languge? Now a days the Hindi and Central Government supperesed all other state languge by way of C.B.S.C. System of education and their officials. For exambles Rajestani peopele having their own languge Rajestani, Jammu Kashmiri People having Jammu and Kashmiri, Himachal People sp Gujarati - Language of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadar and Nagar Haveli. Punjabi - The official language of Punjab. Bengali- The state language of West Bengal Assamese - Official language of Assam. Kashmiri - The language of Kashmir . Urdu Oriya - The state language of state of Orissa. Marathi - Language of Maharashtra. Kannada - The official language of Karnataka. Tamil - The state language of Tamil Nadu. Telugu - It is the official language of Andhra Pradesh. Malayalam - It is the official language of Kerala. Sindhi Konkani - The state language of Goa. Manipuri - The official language of Manipur. So hindi is the one of the indian language and its age is nearly 800 years.
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iI think the language and the state should be ranked first or second . and my vote is 100%
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Hindi is main in india most of them know hindi . For me its the best language and best state in the whole world .
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Go to south India, deep in the interiors of Bihar, Orissa, eastern UP and Madhya Pardesh and try speaking Hindi. I bet you be surprised.
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Tamil Language Report Abuse
Tamil is the first language of the entire human race of the world ( beyond India). Tamil is created by God. Other languages derived from Tamil. Tamil has literatures and history beyond imagination. Almost 50,000 years older than other languages. Don't even dare to compare with Tamil.
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Maithili Report Abuse
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Maithili is one of the languages of Asia spoken in two countries Nepal and India.it is spoken by more then 8 cores persons.it is the sweetest language after French.it is as like diamond in between coal as it sweetest between the hard languages magahi,angika,bhajikka,bhojpiri,etc.i am proud to be a maithil
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Maithili sounds so sweet and mesmerizing with all its good-to-listen words, and of course, the tone, which shows its quintessential Bihari-ness. Listening to someone speaking in maithili is a delight and brings a smile on face. It's vast literature, and its own script, about which very few know, i.e. the "tirhuta" script, which has inspired even the scripts of widely spoken languages like bengali......Maithili is awesome!!! :D
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sweetest language i have ever heard in world
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"Desi baina sab jan mittha" (mother language is sweetest one).
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Samucha des me akke go jagah ahen rahe jatoka bhasa, kanya , pem sambandh bhagawan RAM ke pasand aayal rahe aur woo rahe mithla ke takhunka rajdhani Janakpur je akhen Nepal me ye .Aikaro se yahan sab pata kar sakay chhiye ki maithali ke katte mahatw aichh.
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It is the sweetest language among all the Indian languages.It is widely spoken in the north Bihar and beyond India it is also spoken in Nepal."ham sab mithla bhasa ke apan hirday se samman karat aichh."Yahan sab se agrah ye mithla ke agan badabu.
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I proud of my maithili language...ye sbse old language hai
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it is the sweetest and decent language....
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Sindhi Report Abuse
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very very sweet language in the world
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sindhi is best language which is feel like a flowers
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Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei) Report Abuse
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Assamese/Axomiya Report Abuse
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Assamese is one of the oldest language of world, as the new research says.
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The first Ramayana in regional language was written in Assamese language.
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This is very sweet language in India normally speak in Assam only. We Assamese people are also very very reliable.
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we the residents of north east like to speak assamese language. it is so easy to learn quickly. And we also proud to be an assam language speaker as you. Thanks
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I love to speek axomiya language
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Very Soft spoken language ....... I proud to speek Axomiya....
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Assamese is the most pleasant language. I am proud to be an Assamese.
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verry sweet language. verry pleasent to hear....
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Marathi Report Abuse
Sweet language
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Mi Marathi.......
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Santali Report Abuse
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I am proud to be a santhali because santhali are the largest tribal community in INDIA and 3rd largest tribes of INDIA. It is one of the sweetes language o f india. which is compare with indian ocean
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Awadhi Report Abuse
it is one of the sweetest language....
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It is also called nawabi language as it was well spoke n in the territory of nawaab of AWADH. It's main existence is in eastern Uttar Pradesh and some parts of bihaar too...
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Punjabi Report Abuse
Punjabi (Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, Shahmukhi: پنجابی, Devanagari: पंजाबी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (north western India and eastern Pakistan). In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken native tongue. There are some 104 million (2008) native speakers of the Punjabi language; an estimated 76 million in Pakistan (2008) and 28 million in India (2001), and millions in the USA, UK, Canada and Persian Gulf countries Such As UAE, Kuwait And Saudi Arabia [4] making it the 10th most widely spoken language in the world. Native speakers of the Punjabi language and their respective diaspora are referred to as ethnic Punjabis. The Punjabi language has different dialects, spoken in the different sub-regions of greater Punjab. The Majhi dialect is Punjabi's prestige dialect and shared by both countries. This dialect is considered as textbook Punjabi and is spoken in the historical region of Majha,[5] centralizing in Lahore and Amritsar. Along with the Hindko and Western Pahari languages, Punjabi is unusual among modern Indo-European languages because it is a tonal language.[6][7][8][9]
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Hindi Report Abuse
422 Million
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Prior to 1982, the awards were given for a single work by a writer; since then, the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. As of 2014 most Jananpith award winners, ten have been writing in Hindi followed by eight in Kannada, five each in Bengali and Malayalam, four each in Oriya, Urdu and Marathi and three each in Gujarati and Telugu and two each in Assamese and Tamil.
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Bengali Is the 4th most speaking language in The World Which Comes Before Hindi,And also Tamil Language. In India It is spoken In large areas Like West Bengal,Some area of Jharkhand, Tripura, Some area Of Assam, Meghalaya etc. I Extremely love this Language.
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IF you can respect other languages than your own then there is some logic in the defense. It is like hindu liking his religion and Muslim liking his.Once you learn other language you know the power of that language. e.g Tamil is very deficient in pronunciation of words from other languages as many alphabets are missing; but still has great literature. So is the case with each and every language. I speak Hindi and Marathi very well and like Bengali too. IF I learn other scripts, I can enjoy literature of that language too. We miss so much by finding faults with other languages.
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hindi is a mixed language(sanskrit & urudu) but tamil is an indepenent and sweetest and oldest langages and official languages in the world
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in malaysia and singapore they make fun of tamil because it sounds horrible. not a sweet language at all.
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No where in constitution is said bout Hindi as a National language ... and there are much older languages than Hindi .. then why should ppl speak so .. is the Issue ..
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Now a days people doesnot speak pure hindi, they all mix urdu words. Not only in many parts of south India but go to Maharastra they speak only in marathi(excluding cities) even u try speaking in hindi. Instead Sanskrit should have been made a national language as most of them are derieved or inspired from it
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Crap.. Why dont yu refer t indian constitution act.. Hindi was announced as official language in india.. Its is not national language.. India is t oly country which doesn't have any national language.. Grow up guys..
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correctly said , HINDI s our national language. so hindi should place at the first. im from chennai, but i likes to speak both tamil and hindi. come on guys place hindi at 1st and tamil at 2nd.
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"Almost every Indian has a working knowledge of Hindi".. come to South India (AP excluding some regions, TN, interior Karnataka, Kerala) and try to speak in Hindi and you'll know..
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Y THE HECK IS HINDI IN THE NEGATIVES???
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Yes, why isn't Hindi at the top? The official language in India is Hindi. Almost every Indian has a working knowledge of Hindi! I was researching languages with a friend, and Hindi was the language everybody had to know! It's the official language. It's the 1st language of 30% in India, and in schools, both Hindi and English are usually taught!
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no other language is as sweet as Hindi. Hindi is a National Language of India. Hindi should be at the top of the list that is First. Do vote for Hindi Language to get it on the TOP
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