பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் பேசும் பட்டியலிடப்பட்ட மொழிகளின் அடிப்படையில் இந்திய மாநிலங்கள் (Tamil Wikipedia)

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Global rank Tamil rank

271^st place

38^th place

1^st place

3,366^th place

255^th place

low place

464^th place

censusindia.gov.in (Global: 271^st place; Tamil: 38^th place)

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"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 84–89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.