Malaysian Tamil

Malaysian Tamil
Malaysian Tamil
Bahasa Tamil Malaysia
மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி
Native to	Malaysia and Singapore
Ethnicity	Malaysian Indian (Tamil Malaysians), Singaporean Indian
Native speakers	~3.9 million in Malaysia and Singapore (2006 – 2010 census)
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kota Tamil–Toda Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Tamiloid Tamil–Paliyan Tamil Malaysian Tamil; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old Tamil Middle Tamil ;
Official status
Regulated by	Malaysian Tamil Language Standardisation Council
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	mala1467

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. It is one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. There are many differences in vocabulary between Malaysian Tamil and Indian Tamil.