284:. It has a considerably smaller vocabulary. A quick estimate indicates that TM has around 40,000 words, as compared to over 400,000 words in Marathi. TM has several words which have since disappeared from or gone out of fashion/ usage in Marathi. In addition, several words and usages from the major languages of Southern India, (mostly Tamil) have got into TM. Despite these changes, almost all the words of TM exist as they are in Marathi. The major differences between TM and Marathi can be traced to pronunciation, inflection, syntax and grammar. Historically, TM took a totally different route in its evolution over the past 250 years, influenced by the Dravidian languages and customs. TM had hardly used
401:. However, this community is spread across the entire South India from about Srikakulam in the Northeast of Andhra Pradesh, to Tirunelveli in the South of Tamil Nadu, to Tiruvananthapuram in Kerala to some parts of Southeast Karnataka. Divided by sects, the only common factor is the dying common language which the current generation is slowly losing to the local languages. In the modern age, there are very popular ethnic and cultural groups under the name of "Tanjavur Marathi Group" started by Shri. Ravi Shelvankar which has more than 1000 worldwide members on Facebook focused to integrate Tanjavur Marathi members worldwide, in trying to retain its identity, culture and dialect
405:(non-profit organization). The Mahratta Education Fund (MEF) is a non-profit organization working for the educational advancement and economic amelioration of the Tamilnadu Marathi speaking community. Towards this objective, MEF awards scholarships to deserving Tamilnadu Marathi speaking boys and girls to pursue their higher education. The Maharatta Education Fund was started in the year 1912 by a group of people headed by Sri E. Vinayaka Rao, with a view to bringing together the Tamilnadu Maharashtrians.
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184:History
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