Arwi
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Arwi or Arabu-Tamil is an Arabic-influenced dialect of the Tamil language written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet, with extensive lexical and phonetic influences from the Arabic language. Arw
Arwi script in a tombstone at Kilakarai, Old Jumma Masjid
A multilingual advertisement with a catalogue of books and textiles available from a shop in Ponnani in 1908. Text on the left hand side is Arabi-Tamil, text on the right hand side, Arabi Malayalam script
Pakistani Tamils
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There is a small community of Tamils in Pakistan. Some Tamils migrated from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and settled in Karachi after independence in 1947, although there are some Tamils that
Arwi
…language. Arwi has been used extensively by the Muslims of the Tamil Nadu state of India and Sri Lanka. Currently, it is used as a religious language by Tamil Pakistani Muslims, who reside in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, along with Arabic. Arwi was an outcome of the cultural synthesis between…
Mariamman temple in JPMC, Karachi
Tamil Hindus celebrating festival in JPMC, Karachi