The Tamil of Madurai and the broader southern Tamil Nadu region. Carries a distinctive lexicon and intonation widely featured in Tamil cinema.
- Approximate centre
- 9.93°, 78.12°
Dialect comparison
Madurai Tamil vs Sri Lankan Tamil
Compare two dialects of Tamil side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Jaffna Tamil · Eelam Tamil
The Tamil of northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Often described as more conservative than Indian Tamil, retaining several features lost in the Chennai variety.
- Approximate centre
- 9.66°, 80.02°
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