Language, Music & Games
Tolkappiyam: early Tamil grammar
dating debated (c. 2nd c. BCE - 5th c. CE)TolkappiyarTolkappiyamTamil Nadu
200 BCE
The oldest surviving Tamil grammar, covering phonology, morphology and poetics.
- Dated
- 200 BCE–500 CE
- As scholars put it
- dating debated (c. 2nd c. BCE - 5th c. CE)
- Originator
- Tolkappiyar
- Source text
- Tolkappiyam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Language, Music & Games
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Its date and the layering of its text are debated.
Path to modern innovation
Foundation of Tamil linguistics.
Builds on
500 BCEReferences
- 1Zvelebil, Tamil Literature
Further reading
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