Dear Jayant, A good question. I have pondered the …

Comment posted on Population Statistics and Demography of Saint Thomas Christians, Churches with historical references by George Mathew

Dear Jayant,
A good question. I have pondered the question as to what the language of the Nasrani was.. I think the Nasrani spoke Aramaic at home during the first few AD centuries. Later it would have a mix of Aramaic and Tamil and still later a mix of Aramaic and Malayalm. And now it is Malayalam.with a few Syriac/Aramaic words here and there.

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