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    Kongu Tamil

    Kongu Tamil is the dialect of Tamil language that is spoken by


    the people in Kongu Nadu, which is the western region of Tamil Kongu Tamil
    Nadu. It is originally known as "Kangee"`[1] or "Kongalam"[2] ெகா த tamiḻ
    or "Kongappechu or Kongu bashai or Coimbatore Tamil". Native to Tamil Nadu -
    Kongu Nadu
    Region

    Contents Native speakers Kongu People


    Language family Dravidian
    Etymology
    Southern
    Variations
    Tamil–
    Areas spoken Kannada
    References Tamil–
    Kodagu
    Tamil–
    Etymology Malayalam
    Tamil
    'Ganga' is the source for the name. Kongu Nadu is land of languages
    Gangas. Gangeya (Kaangeyam) and Ganganadu are alternative Kongu
    historical names for the Kongu region. Tamil

    Writing system Tamil script


    Variations Official status
    Official language in India (Tamil
    The speciality of Kongu Tamil is the use of the alveolar ற -
    Nadu)
    Tra/Dra (as in the English word track) instead of retroflex T/D
    (ட) of standard Tamil. For example, 'ennuDaya' (mine) of Language codes
    standard Tamil is pronounced enRa in the Kongu dialect. ISO 639-3 –
    However, only Coimbatore district people use this. Additionally None
    Glottolog
    the use of guttural nasal ( ) that sounds "ng" as in the English
    word Gang, is more prevalent in Kongu Tamil, leading to
    situations where the grammar of Kongu Tamil would not fit into
    the grammar of standard Tamil (as laid down in authoritative
    treatises like Tolkappiyam and Nannool). One of the examples is
    the use of to end a word like வா "vaang", means 'come'
    expressed in a respectful tone, which in standard Tamil would be
    "vaanga". Also this is observed in the Kangayam, Dharapuram
    area. Both of these are stereotyping Kongalam with regional,
    professional variations.

    Kongu Tamil also uses certain Tamil words that are unique to
    Kongu region and are not used in standard Tamil.

    Distribution of native Tamil speakers in


    Areas spoken India and Sri Lanka
    The Kongu Tamil dialect is heavily spoken by Kongu people in Coimbatore district, Nilgiris district, Tirupur
    district, Karur district, Erode district, Namakkal district, Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri
    district, Dindigul district and parts of Kallakurichi district, Trichy district, Palakkad District and
    Chamrajnagar district.

    References
    1. Severine Silva. Toponomy of Canara (https://books.google.com/books?id=e7c9AAAAMAAJ&q
    =kangiam+mysore&dq=kangiam+mysore&hl=en&ei=fDWtTeXUIYu8vQP8oejTCg&sa=X&oi=bo
    ok_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ). p. 34. "In the southern part of Mysore
    the Tamil language is at this day named the Kangee, from being best known to them as the
    language of the people of Kangiam"
    ̲
    2. F. Poezold, William Simpson (1809). Tamilumai ṅakilēcumāyirukakir̲a akarāti (https://books.goo
    gle.com/books?id=KlYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PT69&dq=congoo+country&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5r2PUP
    PwMcTyrQfon4GICw&ved=0CC8Q6wEwAA). Oxford University.

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