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**9mm_fan** · 08-07-2010, 07:35 PM

The reason is because Tamil is a separate language that is spoken in modern society. Modern tamil is not the exact same as the ancient Tamil that branched off into the southern languages. It has evolved and made many changes. I have heard that Sri Lankan Tamil is actually more similar to ancient Tamil than that which is spoken in Tamil Nadu.

Anyways, they call it Proto-Dravidian because they want to avoid confusion with modern Tamil, which is different from ancient Tamil.

08-07-2010, 07:35 PM	#35
9mm_fan Join Date May 2007 Age 53 Posts 5,191 Senior Member	The reason is because Tamil is a separate language that is spoken in modern society. Modern tamil is not the exact same as the ancient Tamil that branched off into the southern languages. It has evolved and made many changes. I have heard that Sri Lankan Tamil is actually more similar to ancient Tamil than that which is spoken in Tamil Nadu. Anyways, they call it Proto-Dravidian because they want to avoid confusion with modern Tamil, which is different from ancient Tamil.
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