Kongu Tamil, the Glossary
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.[1]
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23 relations: Alveolar consonant, Coimbatore, Google Scholar, Kannada dialects, Karnataka, Kerala, Kodava language, Kongu Nadu, Kongu Vellalar, Kota language (India), Malayalamoid languages, Middle Tamil, Old Tamil, Paliyan language, Retroflex consonant, South Dravidian languages, Stereotype, Tamil language, Tamil Nadu, Tamil script, Tamiloid languages, Toda language, Urali language.
- Tamil dialects
Alveolar consonant
Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.
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Coimbatore
Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr), sometimes shortened as Kovai, is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.
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Kannada dialects
Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka. Kongu Tamil and Kannada dialects are Dravidian languages.
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Karnataka
Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.
Kerala
Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.
Kodava language
The Kodava (Koḍava takkï,, meaning 'speech of Kodavas', in the Kodava language, alternate name: Codava, Coorgi, Kodagu) is a Dravidian language spoken in Kodagu district (Coorg) in Southern Karnataka, India. Kongu Tamil and Kodava language are Dravidian languages.
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Kongu Nadu
Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, refers to the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
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Kongu Vellalar
Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India.
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Kota language (India)
Kota is a language of the Dravidian family with about 900 native speakers in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu state, India. Kongu Tamil and Kota language (India) are Dravidian languages.
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Malayalamoid languages
The Malayalamoid languages, also known as the Malayalam languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Malayalam. Kongu Tamil and Malayalamoid languages are Dravidian language stubs.
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Middle Tamil
Middle Tamil is the form of the Tamil language that existed from the 8th to the 15th century.
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Old Tamil
Old Tamil is the period of the Tamil language spanning from 300 BCE to 700 CE.
Paliyan language
Paliyan is a Dravidian language of Kerala that is closely related to Tamil. Kongu Tamil and Paliyan language are Dravidian language stubs.
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Retroflex consonant
A retroflex, apico-domal, or cacuminal consonant is a coronal consonant where the tongue has a flat, concave, or even curled shape, and is articulated between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate.
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South Dravidian languages
South Dravidian (also called "South Dravidian I") is one of the four major branches of the Dravidian languages family. Kongu Tamil and South Dravidian languages are Dravidian languages.
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Stereotype
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people.
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Tamil language
Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Kongu Tamil and Tamil language are Dravidian languages.
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.
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Tamil script
The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி) is an abugida script that is used by Tamils and Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and elsewhere to write the Tamil language.
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Tamiloid languages
The Tamiloid languages, also known as the Tamil languages, are the group of Dravidian languages most closely related to Tamil. Kongu Tamil and Tamiloid languages are Dravidian language stubs.
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Toda language
Toda is a Dravidian language noted for its many fricatives and trills. Kongu Tamil and Toda language are Dravidian languages.
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Urali language
Urali is a southern Dravidian language. Kongu Tamil and Urali language are Dravidian language stubs and Dravidian languages.
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See also
Tamil dialects
- Arwi
- Bangalore Tamil dialects
- Batticaloa Tamil dialect
- Brahmin Tamil
- Central Tamil dialect
- Indian Tamil dialect of Sri Lanka
- Iyengar Tamil
- Jaffna Tamil dialect
- Kongu Tamil
- Lingua Malabar Tamul
- Madras Bashai
- Madurai Tamil
- Malaysian Tamil
- Negombo Tamil dialect
- Sankethi language
- Sri Lankan Tamil dialects
- Tirunelveli Tamil
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongu_Tamil
Also known as Kangee.