Arwi Muslims are
Tamil-speaking Muslims.
Arwi is an
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
-influenced dialect of Tamil written with an extension of the Arabic alphabet.
See also
*
Thaika Shuaib
External links
* Shu’ayb, Tayka. ''Arabic, Arwi and Persian in Sarandib and Tamil Nadu''. Madras: Imāmul 'Arūs Trust, 1993
* Dr. K. M. A. Ahamed Zubair.
''The Rise and Decline of Arabu–Tamil Language for Tamil Muslims'' IIUC STUDIES, 2014
Islam in Tamilnadu: Varia. (PDF) Retrieved on 2012-06-27.
References
Sri Lankan Moors
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