| Malaysian Tamil | |
|---|---|
| Bahasa Tamil Malaysia | |
| மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி | |
| Native to | Malaysia and Singapore |
| Ethnicity | Malaysian Indian (Tamil Malaysians) |
Native speakers | ~3.9 million in Malaysia and Singapore (2006 – 2010 census)[1] |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Malaysian Tamil Language Standardisation Council |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mala1467 |
Malaysian Tamil (Tamil: மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி, romanized: Malēsiyat Tamiḻ Moḻi), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language spoken in Malaysia.[2] It is one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin.[3][4] There are many differences in vocabulary between Malaysian Tamil and Indian Tamil.[clarification needed (see talk)]
- ^ Tamil at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Language Shift in the Tamil Communities of Malaysia and Singapore: the Paradox of Egalitarian Language Policy". Ccat.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Tamil Schools. Indianmalaysian.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Ghazali, Kamila (2010). UN Chronicle – National Identity and Minority Languages. United Nations.
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