Can Tamilians understand Hindi?

All Tamilians speaking Hindi are not conversant with the language; many mix a bit of Tamil, English and Hindi and are able to convey what they want to say. “Many company bosses are from the north and they only speak Hindi. Unless you learn Hindi, it will be difficult to work under them,” said Karanth.

Do people speak Hindi in Tamilnadu?

As of 2001 census, Tamil is spoken as the first language by 88.59\% of the population followed by Telugu by 5.65 percent, Kannada by 2.68 percent, Urdu by 1.51 per cent, Hindi by 0.64 percent, Malayalam by 0.89 percent, Marathi by 0.1 percent and Saurashtra by 0.1 percent.

Where did anti Hindi agitation took place in India?

The Anti-Hindi imposition agitation of 1937–40 is a series of protests that happened in Madras Presidency of the British Raj during 1937-40. It was launched in 1937 in opposition to the introduction of compulsory teaching of Hindi in the schools of the presidency by the Indian National Congress government led by C.

Can malayalis speak Hindi?

In fact, inside Kerala Hindi is rarely used. However Malayalis have a proven skill to learn other languages in relatively lesser time, and Hindi being a very simple one to learn is widely known. Still there are a significant population in Kerala who cannot speak or understand Hindi.

Do people speak Hindi in Kochi?

14 answers. Malayalam is the official language of Kerala, the state in which Cochin is located. Malayalam is the regional language. But people understand Hindi and Tamil.

What do you think about the Tamil language?

Tamil language is Global language now, Tamil speaking people are the largest of the language groups that form the Indian minority in Malaysia and Singapore, In srelanka 40\% of people speak Tamil. The weird politics of the state… thats all I can say.

How to improve Tamil usage in Tamilnadu?

Tamil protection group is working towards improving Tamil usage in Tamilnadu particularly starting in Chennai on 23rd May 2005 Tamilians have unlimited faith in Tamil Language and Tamil culture. The word ‘tiffin’ should not be used since it is not Tamil. All the Tamil speaking people should use the Tamil word only.

What is the general perception in South India about Kannada?

For him, the lady is a Hindi speaking North Indian – has mentioned it in the answer that she knows Hindi & also used the language in the comments. General perception in South is – if a Telugu goes to Bengaluru, tries to learn Kannada.

Which words should not be used in Tamil?

The word ‘tiffin’ should not be used since it is not Tamil. All the Tamil speaking people should use the Tamil word only. Even for the word ”switch” the tamilian should use it in Tamil only. For the word XEROX the Tamil speaking people should say ‘nagal’ in Tamil only.