Claim: Malaysian Tamil, a local variant of Tamil, is part of the Dravidian language, 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. Dravidian 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. One of the world's primary language families