1. Tamil
Tamil is a Dravidian language (linguistic family that includes approximately 26 languages) which is mainly spoken in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in north-eastern of Sri Lanka and in other parts of Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. It is the second most spoken (about 70 million speakers)
It has a rich and ancient literary tradition. The first letters of this language, consisting of lyric poetry and grammar, go back to the First century after Christ. The writing system comes from the Tamil Brahmin alphabet. It combines consonants with vowels to create unique syllabic characters.
2. Borrowed words in English.
English Borrowed words from the North Germanic languages and from French because of the Viking and Norman invasions, and a big part of its vocabulary has been createded on the basis of Latin learned words.
3. True or false?
• English uses the Latin alphabet but it have some special signs for some of their sounds too.
• English comes from German
• English is the most spoken language in the world