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‘he came”, na : n paticcen “I read’ etc. This type of statements with —mka are prevelant in the Kongu dialect of Tamil. There is an isogloss in the grammatical level that separates Tinneveli dialect from that of the southern dialect. The present tense suffix -t- is an exclusive isogloss found in the Tinneveli dialect. eg. collu-t-a : n ‘says — he” In the lexical level also there are many lexical items which are found exclusively in this dialect of Tamil. Lexical item Meaning i: ramka : yam “Onion’ anna : cci “a referrence term” etc. 3. Northern dialect Northern Tamil dialect is the one that is being spoken in the districts of Madras, Chingleput, North Arcot and a part of South Arcot. Phonological isogloss : In the phonological level there is an isogloss which is found exclusively in this dialect of Tamil. 1 > y isogloss Շg. palam > payam *fruit” kelavan > keyavan ‘old man etc. Grammatical level: There are seven exclusive isoglosses which are found in this dialect. Locative case suffix -a: p fe eg. enna : g te ‘with me” Ablative case suffix a:gn teruntu 250 .