Talk:Tamil language/Archive 2

message: It would be good if someone comments on Thiru Vi Ka which is listed for AfD, or improve the article. Tintin (talk) 01:13, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thiru Vi Ka AfD 

message: Telugu exhibits one of the rare features that Dravidian languages share with few others: the inclusive and exclusive we. The bifurcation of the First Person Plural pronoun (we in English) into inclusive (మనము; manamu) and exclusive (మేము; memu) versions can also be found in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
What are the words for Tamil. (is it Naangal and Naam) Can some one be kind enough to add the related words in the main article
Engalathu, Emathu and Namathu, 
Doctor Bruno 19:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure if we need to add this to the article. But, yes it's naangaL and naam as well as emathu and namathu. See also the last para in this section. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 08:13, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not so sure that the inclusive/exclusive distinction is all that rare. It happens not to be found in the usual European languages, but from a larger perspective I don't know that it is. Note, in particular, that this distinction is found in Mandarin Chinese (咱们/咱們 zánmen inclusive vs. 我们/我們 wǒmen exclusive), though it is true that many people who are not true "Standard Chinese" speakers don't observe the distinction.Bill 20:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia has an article about the Inclusive and exclusive we which seems to suggest that it isn't that rare. -- Arvind 22:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Inclusive/Exclusive Pronouns 

message: I don't like the map that was created (although it isn't used yet, I don't know why). Too many colors are making the information harder to read. Also, there should be a small worwide map which shows what region this map is emphasising. CG 20:24, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The map 

message: We need to create a sub category for Tamil loan words in other South Asian and East Asian languages.RaveenS 18:27, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tamil loan words

message: the lead section mentions that atticudi was written in the first century CE.  Is there any reference that can be cited for this date? Auvaiyar to whom this book is attributed to is a confusing character. There was an ancient Auvaiyar who has written several poems in Purananuru and there was a later age Auvaiyar who was a contemporary of Kambar in the thirteenth century CE. Which Auvaiyar wrote atticudi. If there is no reference that could be cited to supporting the first century CE date, then this claim shoul dbe removed. - Parthi 03:15, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Purananuru Auvaiyar and the author of aathicudi are two different people. See Mu. Varadarasanar's A History of Tamil literature. The latter Auvaiyar was a contemporary of Kamban and Ottakuttar, who lived during the reign of Kulothunga Chola III - Parthi 19:58, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  ThanksDoctor Bruno 01:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The date of ''atticudi''

message: Sumerian and Uralic  loan words have been talked about indicating an ancient link specifically with Tamil unlike other Dravidian languages. Tamil seems to have maintained these ancient loan words. We may need to add a section on that ?RaveenS 15:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ancient loan words in Tamil

message: I have deleted the 2 images of Bible text in Tamil as this is not representative in anyway of a Tamil language the majority of whose speakers are Hindu.
I see that these 2 images are being added despite my repeated edits. Is there a way to report Vandalism?
:The article is about the Tamil language, not the Tamil people.  The illustrations provide useful examples of how the language looked in the 17th century, and of the medium on which it was traditionally written.  Please feel free to change the images if you can find any other examples from that period, but until then these images need to stay as their removal removes useful information from the article. -- Arvind 15:44, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: See Talk:Tamil language/Archive0#Images used in the article. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 11:42, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images referring to Christian legacy in Tamil