▁patterns ▁of ▁agreement . ▁ ▁Batt ical oa ▁T amil ▁ ▁Batt ical oa ▁T amil ▁dialect ▁is ▁shared ▁between ▁T amil s , ▁Mo ors , ▁V ed d has ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁Burg h ers ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁province . ▁The ▁T amil ▁dialect ▁used ▁by ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁Tr in com ale e ▁district ▁has ▁many ▁similar ities ▁with ▁the ▁J aff na ▁T amil ▁dialect . ▁According ▁to ▁K amil ▁Z ve le bil ▁a ▁lingu ist , ▁the ▁Batt ical oa ▁T amil ▁dialect ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁literary ▁like ▁of ▁all ▁spoken ▁dialect s ▁of ▁T amil , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁preserved ▁several ▁very ▁ant ique ▁features , ▁and ▁ ▁has ▁remained ▁more ▁true ▁to ▁the ▁literary ▁norm ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁form ▁of ▁T amil ▁while ▁developing ▁a ▁few ▁striking ▁innov ations . ▁Although ▁Batt ical oa ▁T amil ▁has ▁some ▁very ▁specific ▁features ▁of ▁voc ab ul ary , ▁it ▁is ▁class ified ▁with ▁other ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁T amil ▁dialect s ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁characteristic ▁tra its ▁of ▁its ▁ph on ology . ▁It ▁also ▁maintain s ▁some ▁words ▁that ▁are ▁unique ▁to ▁present ▁day ▁. ▁ ▁J aff na ▁T amil ▁ ▁The ▁dialect ▁used ▁in ▁J aff na ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁arch a ic ▁of ▁T amil ▁dialect s ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁ref ined ▁and ▁considered ▁to ▁preserve ▁many ▁ant ique ▁features ▁of ▁Old ▁T amil ▁that ▁pre date ▁Tol