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1. What does 'Vanakkam' mean in Tamil?
2. To which family of languages does Tamil belong?
3. You feel thirsty and want water. Which statement among these should you NOT use to ask for water in Tamil?
4. Nowadays in urban Tamil Nadu, most people can speak only 'Thanglish', a silly mix of English and Tamil words! How is the name of the language 'English' properly called in Tamil?
5. In which of these countries is Tamil NOT an official language?
6. What is the Indian state of West Bengal called in Tamil?
7. How do you say 'I know Tamil' in Tamil?
8. The Ramayana is of course one of India's greatest epics. It was originally written in Sanskrit. Who wrote the whole epic in Tamil?
9. So far in this quiz, I've been writing 'Tamil', while a more appropriate word is 'Thamizh'. This is because the last letter in the name is a complex retroflex consonant that is not found in the Roman script. The letter is common in Thamizh but people outside south India often find it hard to pronounce. Which of the following languages is one of a very few others in which it occurs?
10. All that remains for me to write is 'Nandri, vanakkam'. What do I mean?
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