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The Central Tamil dialect is a dialectofTamil spoken in the districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Karur , Namakkal and Tiruchirapalli in central Tamil Nadu, India and to some extent, in the neighbouring Cuddalore and Pudukkottai districts.[1][2] Along with Madurai Tamil, the Central Tamil dialect is considered to be one of the purest forms of spoken Tamil in Tamil Nadu and is considered to be the basis of standard spoken Tamil in the state.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dravidian case system, Volume 1. Annamalai University. 1976. p. 264.
  • ^ "Language Variation in Tamil". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  • ^ B. P. Mahapatra, J. Suresh, India. Office of the Registrar General. Language Division (1987). Language socialisation of scheduled castes children in India: Tamil Nadu, a case study. Language Division, Office of the Registrar General, India. p. 18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Sanford B. Steever (1998). Dravidian Languages. Taylor & Francis. p. 101. ISBN 0415100232. ISBN 978-0-415-10023-6.

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