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The '''Central Tamil dialect''' is a [[dialect]] of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] spoken in the districts of [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]], [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]], [[Perambalur district|Perambalur]] and [[Tiruchirapalli district|Tiruchirapalli]] in central [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and to some extent, in the neighbouring [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]] and [[Pudukkottai district]]s.<ref name="dravidianp264">{{cite book|title=Dravidian case system, Volume 1|pages=264|publisher=Annamalai University|year=1976}}</ref><ref name="langvariations">{{cite web|title=Language Variation in Tamil|url=http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html|access-date=27 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185203/http://www.lisindia.net/Tamil/Tamil_vari.html#|archive-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Along with [[Madurai Tamil]], the Central Tamil dialect is considered to be one of the purest forms of spoken Tamil in Tamil Nadu and is considered to be the basis of standard spoken Tamil in the state.<ref name="languagesocializationp18">{{cite book|title=Language socialisation of scheduled castes children in India: Tamil Nadu, a case study|pages=18|author=B. P. Mahapatra, J. Suresh, India. Office of the Registrar General. Language Division|publisher=Language Division, Office of the Registrar General, India|year=1987}}</ref><ref name="dravidianlangp101">{{cite book|title=Dravidian Languages|author=Sanford B. Steever|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1998|id={{ISBN|978-0-415-10023-6}}|pages=101|isbn=0415100232 }}</ref><br />
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