Claim: Malaysian Tamil, a dialect, is part of one of the world's primary language families, spoken by 215 million people.
Evidence: Malaysian Tamil (Tamil: Malēciya tamiḻ moḻi), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language spoken in Malaysia. Tamil (/ˈtæmɪl/; தமிழ் Tamiḻ [t̪amiɻ, pronunciation (help·)) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. One of the world's primary language families The Dravidian languages are a language family spoken by more than 215 million people, mainly in southern India and northern Sri Lanka, with pockets elsewhere in South Asia.