Language: Tamil is the oldest living classical language — speaker…

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Did you know? Tamil is the oldest living classical language — speakers today (80+ million, mainly in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka) can largely read a poem from 2,000 years ago. Compare: English speakers already struggle with Shakespeare (400 years old). Tamil has had an unbroken literary tradition since 300 BC.

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Tamil is the oldest living classical language — speakers today (80+ million, mainly in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka) can largely read a poem from 2,000 years ago. Compare: English speakers already struggle with Shakespeare (400 years old). Tamil has had an unbroken literary tradition since 300 BC.

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