▁currently ▁known ▁as ▁Est ate ▁T amil . ▁Moreover ▁there ▁are ▁dialect al ▁differences ▁within ▁E T ▁due ▁to ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁language ▁contact . ▁Language ▁contact ▁between ▁the ▁different ▁dialect s ▁of ▁Indian ▁T amil ▁and ▁Sin h ala ▁after ▁Sin h ala ▁labour ers ▁also ▁started ▁working ▁in ▁tea ▁and ▁rub ber ▁plant ations ▁had ▁a ▁considerable ▁impact ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁E T ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁dialect ▁from ▁Indian ▁T amil . ▁ ▁The ▁ge ographical ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁dialect s ▁of ▁T amil , ▁E T ▁and ▁Indian ▁T amil ▁has ▁also ▁impact ed ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁E T ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁dialect . ▁E T ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁and ▁as ▁mentioned ▁above ▁has ▁come ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁language ▁Sin h ala . ▁Moreover , ▁E T ▁has ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁different ▁dialect s ▁of ▁T amil ▁within ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁such ▁as ▁J aff na ▁T amil ▁which ▁has ▁also ▁caused ▁changes ▁in ▁E T . ▁This ▁shows ▁that ▁E T ▁is ▁indeed ▁different ▁from ▁Indian ▁T amil . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ph on ological ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁dialect s . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁con son ants ▁/ b / d ▁/ D / ▁/ j ▁/ g / ▁are ▁vo iced ▁stops ▁in ▁Indian ▁T amil ▁while ▁in ▁E T ▁they ▁occasionally ▁occur ▁as ▁vo ic eless ▁stops ▁in ▁loan ▁words . ▁For ▁example , ▁‘ bay am ’ ▁( f ear )   ▁in ▁Indian