[joshuaissac]

Perhaps, but the difference is pronunciation is not definitive evidence.

For example, curry veppu (curry tree) is pronounced with the regular r sound in the standard dialect, but in some dialects, it is instead kariyaappu with the dental flap r sound (the 't' in American English 'atom').

The kari for 'burnt', 'blackened' is also related to 'karuppu' for 'black', which is pronounced with the regular 'r' (like curry) instead of the dental one.

[hannibal529]

Regardless of this article’s content and the discussion here, I’m glad to see some fellow mallus in a HN thread :)