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Malaysian Tamil (Tamil: மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி, romanized: Malēsiyat Tamiḻ Moḻi), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language spoken in Malaysia. [2] It is one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin.
The Pallava dynasty of Tamil Nadu spread Tamil culture and the Tamil script to Malaysia. [6] The Tamil emperor Rajendra Chola I of the Chola dynasty invaded Srivijaya in the 11th century. [7] The Malay Peninsula had a strong Tamil culture in the 11th century, and Tamil merchant guilds were established in several locations. [8]
The Malaysian Tamil diaspora refers to the global diaspora of Malaysian Tamil origin. [1] It can be said to be a subset of the larger Malaysian and Tamil diaspora . Most of them settled in Singapore, Australia and North America.
The official language of Malaysia is the "Malay language" [5] (Bahasa Melayu) which is sometimes interchangeable with "Malaysian language" (Bahasa Malaysia). [6] The standard language is promoted as a unifying symbol for the nation across all ethnicities, linked to the concept of Bangsa Malaysia (lit. 'Malaysian Nation').
The Chitty, also known as the Chetty or Chetti Melaka, are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily Tamil descent, found mainly and initially in Melaka, Malaysia, where they settled around the 16th century, and in Singapore where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka.
The Malay Chetty creole language (also known as Malaccan Creole Malay, Malacca Malay Creole [2] and Chitties/Chetties Malay) is a Malay-based creole spoken by the Chetties (also known as Indian Peranakans), a distinctive group of Tamil people found mainly in Malacca in Malaysia and Singapore, who have adopted Chinese and Malay cultural practices whilst also retaining their Hindu heritage.
This is a list of Tamil national-type primary schools (Malay: Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), or SJK (T) in short) in Malaysia, arranged according to states. As of June 2022, there are 528 Tamil primary schools [ note 1 ] with a total of 79,309 students.
Tamil education in Malaysia started when first Tamil primary school was established in Penang in 1816. This school was operational for few years. This school was operational for few years. Later in 1870 more Tamil schools were started in Province Wellesley , North Johor , Negeri Sembilan state.