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  1. 30th January 2006, 02:08 AM #21
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    nanRi, rajraj!

    A question:

    Which form of Tamil is commonly understood and spoken by all Tamil speakers? Pure Tamil? Indian Tamil? Colloquial Tamil???
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  3. 30th January 2006, 09:12 AM #22
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    Tamil is sooo sweet!
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  4. 30th January 2006, 11:45 AM #23
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    pure tamizh is outdated skan (not for conversation atleast)

    colloquial is better (dialects differ from area to area)

    Indian tamil is understood better in india.

    Try tamizh without any accents.

    I would say normal tamizh devoid of any particular dialect is best understood (without slang)
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  5. 30th January 2006, 05:55 PM #24
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    Thanks, Shakthi!

    Normal Tamil.... Is that the same Tamil which I am learning now???
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  6. 30th January 2006, 05:59 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chappani
    Just curious about the word 'to eat' in Tamil. is Saapidu more right than Unnu??? How about Tunnu is it a proper Tamil word??
    Sariyana sollu vanthu 'Unavu arunthuthal', I think, some one pls calrify this
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  7. 30th January 2006, 06:42 PM #26
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    Raghu,

    I thought 'arunthuthal' means 'to drink'...
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  8. 30th January 2006, 07:10 PM #27
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    Raghu,Dev:

    uN, arunthu, pusi, saappidu, thin - all can be used for 'eat'. arunthu, uN and saappidu means both eat and drink. tunnu is colloquial form of 'thin'. Typical of Madras Tamil.
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  9. 30th January 2006, 07:17 PM #28
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    skanthan: For common communication colloquial Tamil is used. Purer form is used in formal occasions - lectures,speeches and writing (literature). Colloquial Tamil changes depending what region of Tamilnadu you are in. It is true in Srilanka also. If you have lived all your life in Tanjore area and visited Coimbatore area you will find it a little bit difficult to understand some words.
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  10. 30th January 2006, 07:29 PM #29
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    neenga katruk koLvathu normal tamizh mattum illai.

    Its mixed skan.
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  11. 30th January 2006, 07:33 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shakthiprabha
    neenga katruk koLvathu normal tamizh mattum illai.
    Ithu ennathu?? Nevr even heard of this!! Haiyo, I'm getting scared coming across such words in Tamil now!
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