[bodhiandpysics1]

The earliest extent translation of the Ramayana is the Tamil Kampan Ramayana from the late 12th century. The might have been a Khmer translation earlier. The Assamese Kotha Ramayana is about two hundred years later. The Jain Ardhamagghadi Ramayana is very old, perhaps older than the Valmikiramayana!

I stand corrected about Assamese's relationship with Bengali.

[msaharia]

No worries. I meant in the Indic language family, not Dravidian. The Tamil version definitely preceded that.