Kongu Tamil

Kongu Tamil
Kongu Tamil
கொங்கு தமிழ் tamiḻ
Pronunciation	Koṅku Tamiḻ
Native to	western Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka, Kerala
Region	Kongu Nadu
Ethnicity	Kongu Vellalar
Native speakers	20000000
Language family	Dravidian Dravidian Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Tamil languages Kongu Tamil; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tamil script
Official status
Official language in	India (Tamil Nadu)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
	Distribution of native Tamil speakers in India and Sri Lanka

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Kongu Tamil or Kovai Tamil is the dialect of Tamil language that is spoken by the people in Kongu Nadu, which is the western region of Tamil Nadu. It is originally known as "Kangee"`^[1] or "Kongalam"^[2] or "Kongappechu or Kongu bashai or Coimbatore Tamil".

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The speciality of Kongu Tamil is the use of the alveolar ற - Tra/Dra (as in the English word track) instead of retroflex T/D (ட) of standard Tamil. For example, 'ennuDaya' (mine) of standard Tamil is pronounced enRa in the Kongu dialect. However, only Coimbatore district people use this. Additionally the use of guttural nasal (ங்) 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. One of the examples is the use of ங் to end a word like வாங் "vaang" or "vango" means 'come' expressed in a respectful tone, which in standard Tamil would be "vaanga". Both of these are stereotyping Kongalam with regional, professional variations.^[3]^[4]

Kongu Tamil also uses certain Tamil words that are archaic to Kongu region and are not used in modern Tamil.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Silva, Severine (1963). Toponomy of Canara. 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
↑ F. Poezold, William Simpson (1809). Tamil̲umaiṅakilēcumāyirukakir̲a akarāti. Oxford University.
↑ Team, SimpliCity News (2020-06-21). "Remembering the Dictionary of Kongu Thamizh". simplicity.in. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
↑ Kongu Tamil, Tamil dialects (June 20, 2021). "Kongu Tamil dialects" (PDF). Google Scholar (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (2017-10-12). "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
↑ Kongu Tamil dialect, Anthology (20 June 2021). "Kongu Nadu Anthology" (PDF). Google Scholar (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] Silva, Severine (1963). Toponomy of Canara. 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). Tamil̲umaiṅakilēcumāyirukakir̲a akarāti. Oxford University.

[3] Team, SimpliCity News (2020-06-21). "Remembering the Dictionary of Kongu Thamizh". simplicity.in. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[4] Kongu Tamil, Tamil dialects (June 20, 2021). "Kongu Tamil dialects" (PDF). Google Scholar (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Krishnamachari, Suganthy (2017-10-12). "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[6] Kongu Tamil dialect, Anthology (20 June 2021). "Kongu Nadu Anthology" (PDF). Google Scholar (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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