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Grammatical isogloss : Conditional suffix -kippi. This suffix -kippi occurs only after the negative suffix -a :-. eg. var-a:-kitti “if doesn’t come” Lexical isoglosses : In the lexical level also there are many lexical items which are found exclusively in this dialect of Tamil. Lexical item Meaning emplatu “eighty’ tla : yram “nine hundred' malla : ffe ‘ground nut' kuccukka : ri “prostitute” etc. 5. Western dialect Western Tamil dialect is the one that is being spoken in the districts of Coimbatore, Nilgris, Salem and Dharmapuri. This dialect is sub-divided into two groups viz, (1) Kongu dialect and (2) others. This classification is necessary because Kongu area (Coimbatore area) is also bounded by a number of concentric isoglosses which are exclusively found. 5.1. Kongu dialect - Grammatical isoglosses Genitive case suffix —ra. This suffix -ra occurs with the first and second person singular pronouns. €g. ՇI1Ta ‘my’ ΗlΠΓΗ “your” (sg.) Objective case suffix eye-. This suffix -eye occurs with the first and second person singular pronouns. Յg. enneye “I” (obj.) unneye “you” (sg.) (obj.) 252