Why Tamil only eligible to get classical language status ? authentic answer please?

For real declaration of a language as Classical, it should be a living language 2. Must be more than 2000 years old, 3. Well established Grammer 4. Must be mother to other languages 5. Must have helped other languages to grow by lending words etc to name a few.

in regard to Tamil:

1. It is spoken for more than 4000 years before christ

2. It is the mother of Many languages like: Singala, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Thulu etc.

3. It has lended many words to English, French, Thai, Indonesia, Malaya etc.

4. It has also accepted many words from Latin, English, French, Arabic, Urdu, Marathi etc.

5. Has unique grammer

6. Vowels unique like YA ; RA ; Vazhala etc

7. Can you translate this word into any other language:

' YET TA NAVADHU'

more info read sangam era books from Connemara library.

Aclassical lnguage is always un mixed and can be written without letters or words from any other languge.

Eg Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, Tamil etc

Tamil is a pure language made by Agstya the great sage.

He has taken the 9 vowels and 18consonants like

Ka & (inga) fom Ka varga Cha & inja from cha varga Ta and na from ta varga etc

So only 26 alphabets arethere and the whole language is composed of words made from these letters.

For egxample a flower is called pushpam in sanskrit

various ly called as pusp, pushpa, etc in other Indian languages

In Tamil it is called Malar

Tehelka - Classical' fineprint riles Tamil Scholars / www.tamilinfoservice.com

... only languages that are "more than 2000 years old" to be made ... other languages would be eligible to be considered for classical language status. ...

http://www.tamilinfoservice.com/exclusive/art/2005...

It is the ancient language in India along with Sanskrit and still alive.

Tholkappiam(Tamil grammar is 2500 years old

Tirukkural is 2200 years old.

What else do you want.

Because they have threatened the central govt. Tamil is not greater than Telugu.

It's one of the most ancient languages.

Because it is Dravidian, the encentrals of India.

r u a telugu guy? i am a telugu girl too. and i feel telugu is eligible 4 that status.

may be musuc has its origin intamil

who said so......... it wont....