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Wikipedia Tamil - Lots of info on the history, relationship to other languages, dialects, script, phonology, grammar & vocabulary. Omniglot Tamil - Article on the Tamil script, its origin, a chart of all the letters and a collection of links. UCLA Tamil Profile - Article with diagram, on the history, grammar, relationship to other languages, script, role in society & language variation. A Profile of the Thamil Language by V. Thangavelu, 2006 - Essay on the history, literature & grammar of Tamil. Learning Indian Languages: A French View by Gwenola Cillier, 2002 - Article about the various difficulties one student faced in learning Tamil. About Tamil - Short essay on Tamil speakers, literature, written & spoken forms and influences from other languages. Courses Tamil Language in Context - 12 units with videos, dialogues, readings, interactive exercises, tests, conversations & a chat room for students. Great resource. Intermediate Tamil by K. Krishnamoorthypic - Intermediate coursebook with texts, dialogues, pictures, exercises, audio and grammar explanations. Websites Tamil Language in Context - Very useful site with guides on the alphabet, grammar, pronunciation, culture, literature and vocabulary. Learn Tamil - PDF grammar lessons, practice materials including songs, wordlists, quizzes, alphabet charts, links and more. Web Assisted Learning & Teaching of Tamil - Exercises, reading materials, grammar, alphabet guide, conversations, tests etc for beginning to advanced level students. NJ Tamil Class - Downloadable guides on the script, verbs, songs, rhymes, stories, wordlists and grammar. Learning & Teaching Tamil - Lots of links, essays and downloads related to learning Tamil. Wikitravel Phrasebook - Large phrasebook for travellers, with pronunciation guide and romanization. Tamil Language Home Page - Tamil poems, science articles, downloadable dictionaries and language games. Teachionary Tamil - Interactive exercises with audio for learning Tamil vocabulary. Kids One Tamil - Lots of beautiful animated videos with rhymes, stories, Telugu script, games, worksheets and lots more. Really nice resource. Script Tamil Script: Learner's Manual by S. Radhakrishnan, 2002 - Comprehensive book on writing & reading the Tamil script with exercises, handwriting help and info on the development of the script. Learn Tamil through English by Pollachi Nasan, 2007 - 48 lessons teaching the Tamil script, with audio and animations showing how to write each letter. UK India Tamil - 6 progressive lessons teaching the Tamil script, with reading practice. No audio unfortunately. Tamil Script - Animations showing how to write the Tamil script. Scripts of all of Asia & Brahmi Scripts - Comparative charts of Asian & Brahmi descended scripts. E-books Tamil Textbook by
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- Concise grammar guide with 38 chapters. A Grammar of Spoken Tamil by H. F. Schiffman - Online reference book with short explanation of grammar points. Uses Tamil script. (Tamil Language Training Textbook) by H. Yamashita, 1986 (no. A164-165) - Some complimentary copies may be available from the university if you e-mail them. Peace Corps Conversational Tamil by J. Beinstein & others, 1961 - Drill based course with an agricultural focus. Only uses romanization. First Lessons in Tamil by G. U. Pope, 1856 - Old-style grammar translation method but uses the Tamil script. Student's Manual of Modern Formal Tamil by L. Lisker & S. Vaidyanathan, 1966 - Huge book with Tamil texts, comprehensive grammar explanations & exercises. Uses both script & romanization. Intermediate Tamil: A Self-Instructional Method by H. Schiffman, 1975 - Grammar based course with lots of drills, dialogues, cultural notes etc. Unfortunately only uses romanization. A Progressive Grammar of Common Tamil by A. H. Arden, 1910 - Old but explains the grammar, alphabet, tenses etc well. Uses Tamil script throughout and includes useful vocab lists at the back. A Companion Reader to Arden's Progressive Tamil Grammar by A. H. Arden, 1914 - Exercises & vocab lists for the grammar, as well as authentic short stories in Tamil script & translation. Old but seems very useful. Tamil Nadu Textbooks Online - Lots of Tamil textbooks and poetry & prose readers for different school grades. DSERT Textbooks Online - School textbooks for Tamil and other subjects through Tamil available to download or view online. Onomatopoeia in Tamil by V. Gnanasundaram, 1985 - Words describing sounds in romanized Tamil, could be useful for spicing up your vocabulary. Blogs Learning Tamil - Links to resources, commentary on language learning, grammar notes, readings in Tamil, songs, vocabulary lists etc by a learner. Learn Tamil - New blog with info on the language, basic notes, and songs and music in Tamil. Forums Phrasebase Tamil - Small forum with a few useful posts. Unilang South Asian Languages - Small but active forum with several useful threads and active learners of Tamil. Authentic Material BBC Tamil & China Radio International - News items and radio in Tamil. SBS Radio Tamil - Radio segments in Tamil on art & culture, the news, children's programs etc. Thenisai - Tamil movies, live TV & radio, songs to listen to, videos etc. Really great resource. Tamil Wire - Movie reviews and movies available to watch online. Tamil Virtual University - Loads of fun interactive courses. Although taught through Tamil there's plenty of useful stuff, like vocab games, songs etc. Radio Vaticana - Daily broadcasts in Tamil about Christianity & the Catholic world. Merina & CTBC - Two stations broadcasting live Tamil radio 24/7. Sify - Online news in Tamil. Tamil Authors - Biographies of prominent Tamil authors and audio readings. Technical Digital Dictionaries of South Asia - Online searchable dictionaries, including one which is Tamil-Tamil. Tamil Dictionaries & Reference - Comprehensive listing of dictionaries available to buy, view online or download. Sinhala/Tamil Online Dictionary - One-way searchable dictionary for comparing Sinhala and Tamil, with audio. Lipikaar - A Firefox & Windows download for typing phonetically in Tamil. Simple & easy to use. Quillpad - Online tool for typing phonetically in Tamil. Easy to use. UniNagari: The simple, no-frills Indic typewriter - Online tool for typing in Tamil using the online keyboard layout. Tamil Fonts - Several different fonts to download with a picture showing keyboard layout. Learning Tamil Fonts - Picture showing what letters on an English keyboard are used to type which Tamil letters. How to Read & Write Tamil Characters In Dutch & English - Info on the alphabet, a chart of all the letters and help installing Tamil fonts. E-mail me
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