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(4) The development of Pr. Drav, final d.
& (cow)
kâ (to defend)
2
3 sâ (to die)
4 tå (give)..
5 pâ (song)...
Tamil.
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Tamil,
1 idu (place)
2
iru (two)..
3 il (house)..
4 in'tfu (shrink)
5 irukku (squeeze)...
...
THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY:
VI-i.
(1) Pr. Drav. initial i remains in all the languages.
Tamil.
1 siru (small)
2 tiri (twist)
3 kili (parrot)
4 tâli (string)
5 vil (to sell)
6 migu (to exceed)...
⠀⠀⠀⠀
kâ
640
tfâ...
tâ
pâţa
In Telugu initial a drops a compensation; e. g., ága lédu (cf. Tam. dhaviliai) becomes kálédu.
...
Mal.
iḍu
iru
il
Mal.
...
...
in't fu
irakka
(5) Special development of a.
through accent-change and the next vowel is lengthened as
Mal.
âvu
tfiru
tiri
kâ
så
kili..
tali
vil
tâ
miyu
Can.
...
pâtu
(2) Pri. Drav. medial remains in all the languages.
Note. (Here the i is in the first syllable of the illustrating words).
Can.
ida.
iru...
illu
inga
irku
...
Can.
kiru, kiri
tiri
giņi...
tali...
bel (n)
migu
...
kipa
sai
...
Tuļu.
Tulu.
ide (a)
ira
illa
ingu
irku
...
Taļa.
kiru
tiri
gini
[JUNE, 1909.
bile (a)
migu
Telugu.
âvu.
kipa.
tsatstfu.
tetftfu, tê. pâta.
Telugu.
iḍu.
ira.
illu.
inku.
iruku.
Telugu.
kiri.
tiri.
tfiluka.
tâļi.
vilatja.
migula.
