Tamil Letters

There are 247 letters in Tamil script. Out of them, 12 letters are vowels, 18 are consonant letters, 216 letters are the combination of vowel and consonants, and 1 is Aayuthu Ezuthu (ஃ) letter.

Besides, Tamil script has its own digits and numeric letter to denote numbers, and many other special characters.

Tamil is spoken by over 76 million people around the world ^[4]. In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, it is spoken by 68 million native speakers as a first language and another 8 million use it as a second language.

Tamil is incredibly special and unique:

• Ancient language - over 2,000 years old, one of the world's oldest living languages

• Classical status - recognized as a classical language by the Indian government

• Rich literature - has amazing poetry, stories, and religious texts

• Unique script - beautiful curved letters with 247 total characters

• No borrowed words - unlike many languages, Tamil uses very few words from other languages

• Cultural pride - Tamil people are super proud of their language and heritage

It's like a living museum of ancient civilization!