Nellai Tamil

Nellai Tamil is one of the dialects of Tamil which is spoken in the districts of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi as well as over the vast area of south Tamil Nadu which was once ruled by the Pandiya Kings. It is distinct from Madurai Tamil, Kongu Tamil and Chennai Tamil which are other Tamil dialects. Nellai Tamil is also known as Thenpaandi Tamil. Thenpaandi Seemai refers to the part of a Pandya kingdom which includes the present day Tirunelveli and... more
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