cg, ru: mana; tıperuntu ‘from Raman’ /'ur powl ve case wu/fiv - kko:caram cg. cnakko:caram for my sake' l'erbal participle of kol –kiņu cg. colli kinu “telling' Conditional suffix -mka: t ti. This occurs ofter the negative suffix -a :-. eg. var–a:-mka:țți ‘if doesn’t come” Feminine singular suffix : -ci eg. cakkili-ci ‘female of chakkiliyar caste ki : tu ‘it is’ (irukki ratu and irukkutu are the corresponding forms in other dialects). Lexical isoglosses: In the lexical level also there are a number of lexical items which are found exclusively in this dialect. Lexical item Meaning duddu ‘money” tunnu “eat” nay na : *father' etc. 4. Eastern dialect Eastern Tamil dialect is the one that is being spoken in the districts of Tanjore, Trichy and a part of South Arcot. Phonological isogloss: The most striking phonological isogloss that is found exclusively in this dialect of Tamil is the ! isogloss. eg. palam *fruit” kelavan ‘old man’ etc. 251
