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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Tamil dialect&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[dialect]] of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] spoken in the districts of [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]], [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Karur &lt;/del&gt;district|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Karur&lt;/del&gt;]] and [[Tiruchirapalli district|Tiruchirapalli]] in central [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and to some extent, in the neighbouring [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]] and [[Pudukkottai district]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;dravidianp264&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian case system, Volume 1|pages=264|publisher=Annamalai University|year=1976}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;langvariations&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Language Variation in Tamil|url=http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html|access-date=27 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185203/http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html#|archive-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;languagesocializationp18&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Language socialisation of scheduled castes children in India: Tamil Nadu, a case study|pages=18|author=B. P. Mahapatra, J. Suresh, India. Office of the Registrar General. Language Division|publisher=Language Division, Office of the Registrar General, India|year=1987}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;dravidianlangp101&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian Languages|author=Sanford B. Steever|publisher=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|year=1998|id=&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{ISBN|0415100232}}, &lt;/del&gt;{{ISBN|978-0-415-10023-6}}|pages=101&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of the different Tamil dialects, the Central Tamil dialect bears the closest affinity to [[Brahmin Tamil]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;sip84&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | title=South Indian Celebrities Vol 1&lt;/del&gt;| &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;last&lt;/del&gt;=&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Balasubramaniam| first=K. M.| year=1934| publisher=Solden &amp;amp; Co.| location=Madras|pages=84&lt;/del&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Central Tamil dialect&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[dialect]] of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] spoken in the districts of [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]], [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mayiladuthurai &lt;/ins&gt;district|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mayiladuthurai]], [[Perambalur district|Perambalur&lt;/ins&gt;]] and [[Tiruchirapalli district|Tiruchirapalli]] in central [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and to some extent, in the neighbouring [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]] and [[Pudukkottai district]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;dravidianp264&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian case system, Volume 1|pages=264|publisher=Annamalai University|year=1976}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;langvariations&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Language Variation in Tamil|url=http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html|access-date=27 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185203/http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html#|archive-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;languagesocializationp18&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Language socialisation of scheduled castes children in India: Tamil Nadu, a case study|pages=18|author=B. P. Mahapatra, J. Suresh, India. Office of the Registrar General. Language Division|publisher=Language Division, Office of the Registrar General, India|year=1987}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;dravidianlangp101&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian Languages|author=Sanford B. Steever|publisher=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|year=1998|id={{ISBN|978-0-415-10023-6}}|pages=101|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;isbn&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;0415100232 &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>&gt;Qwabbleh at 16:13, 22 August 2020</title>
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Central Tamil dialect&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[dialect]] of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] spoken in the districts of [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]], [[Karur district|Karur]] and [[Tiruchirapalli district|Tiruchirapalli]] in central [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and to some extent, in the neighbouring [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]] and [[Pudukkottai district]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dravidianp264&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian case system, Volume 1|pages=264|publisher=Annamalai University|year=1976}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;langvariations&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Language Variation in Tamil|url=http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html|access-date=27 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185203/http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html#|archive-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;languagesocializationp18&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Language socialisation of scheduled castes children in India: Tamil Nadu, a case study|pages=18|author=B. P. Mahapatra, J. Suresh, India. Office of the Registrar General. Language Division|publisher=Language Division, Office of the Registrar General, India|year=1987}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dravidianlangp101&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Dravidian Languages|author=Sanford B. Steever|publisher=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|year=1998|id={{ISBN|0415100232}}, {{ISBN|978-0-415-10023-6}}|pages=101}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of the different Tamil dialects, the Central Tamil dialect bears the closest affinity to [[Brahmin Tamil]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sip84&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | title=South Indian Celebrities Vol 1| last=Balasubramaniam| first=K. M.| year=1934| publisher=Solden &amp;amp; Co.| location=Madras|pages=84}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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