BFSU LANGUAGE ENTRY
062 / 101Tamil
தமிழ்At BFSU, Tamil is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.
India, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
- NATIVE NAME
- தமிழ்
- WRITING SYSTEM
- Tamil script
- AT BFSU
- One of 101 languages
LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
See where Tamil connects communities.
LANGUAGE REACH
Tamil is spoken across 8 countries and territories.
No. 17 of 101 languages · No. 17 by territory count
Europe
01United Kingdom
South Asia
02IndiaSri Lanka
The Americas
01Canada
Other areas
04MalaysiaSingaporeRéunionMauritius
From daily conversation in India, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom to education, literature and media, Tamil carries the accents, vocabulary and expressions of different communities.
Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.
AT BFSU
A language opens a wider view of the world.
BFSU places Tamil within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.
The language is commonly written in Tamil script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.
SOURCE TRAIL