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The Tamil languages are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil. In addition to Tamil itself, they are:

• Irula, Betta Kurumba, Yerukala, Eravallan, Kanikkaran, Muthuvan, Sholaga, Kaikadi, Sankethi, Eezhavam, Jaffnese

Tamil
Geographic distribution	South India
Linguistic classification	Dravidian Southern Tamil-Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Tamil
Glottolog	tami1299

Arwi is not a separate language but a register of Tamil used by Muslims. It is written in the Arabic alphabet and contains many loans from Arabic.

Kakkala may be either a Tamil language or one of the Malayalam languages.

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