^ Kathiragesu Indrapala writes that "From the traditions preserved from the early Sri Lankan chronicles and during the early Tamil literary works the Nagas surface as a definite team".[40] He more writes that "the adoption in the Tamil language was encouraging the Nagas from the Tamil chiefdoms being assimilated https://gregoryvhscn.jts-blog.com/27581991/details-fiction-and-23naga