Region:India, Tamil Nadu, , Union territory of Puducherry (Puducherry and Karaikal districts), , Kerala, , Karnataka (south), , Andhra Pradesh (south), , Andaman and Nicobar Islands, , , Sri Lanka, Northern Province, , Eastern Province, , Central Province
Speakers:L1: 79 million (2011–2019), L2: 7.6 million (2011), Total: 86 million (2011–2019)
Ethnicity:Tamils, , Sri Lankan Moors
Glottolog:tami1289 Modern Tamil, oldt1248 Old Tamil
ISO 639-1:ta
ISO 639-2:tam
ISO 639-3:Either:, tam – Modern Tamil, oty – Old Tamil
Native to:India, , Sri Lanka, , Malaysia
Early forms:Old Tamil, Middle Tamil
Linguasphere:49-EBE-a
Signed forms:Signed Tamil
Linguist List:oty Old Tamil
Pronunciation:[t̪amiɻ] ⓘ
Regulated by:India, Central Institute of Classical Tamil, , Department of Tamil Development and Information (Tamil Nadu), , International Institute of Tamil Studies, , Tamil University, , World Tamil Sangam, Sri Lanka, Department of Official Languages, Singapore, Tamil Language Council, Malaysia, Malaysian Tamil Language Standardisation Council, Canada and United States, Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America
Language family:Dravidian, Southern, Southern I, Tamil–Kannada, Tamil–Kota, Tamil–Toda, Tamil–Irula, Tamil–Kodava–Urali, Tamil–Malayalam, Tamiloid, Tamil–Paliyan, Tamil
Official language in:India, Tamil Nadu, , Puducherry, , , Sri Lanka, , Singapore
Recognised minoritylanguage in:South Africa[a], , Malaysia