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NOTE: as of 5/11/2016, the McAlpin Tamil is running under different software. You will notice slight differences in display, but the dictionary data is entirely the same.

McAlpin, David W. A core vocabulary for Tamil. Rev. ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1981.

A core vocabulary for Tamil  includes Tamil and roman alphabets. In order to display the non-roman characters a Unicode font must be installed. Information and instructions are available on the Font Help page.

The data for this dictionary was most recently updated in October 2004.

This dictionary is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.