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THE INDIAN ANTIQUABY.
[AUGUST, 1909.
(@r y (rare).
Tamil kiru "scratch 'is Tel. gira and giya.
Tamil : túru "enter'is Tel. tùru, duyya. 8. In Taļa wherever ? is note changed into t, it is replaced by d or d3.
(8) 1 (very dommon).
Tamil: mari.ram' is Talu mari. Tamil: köruto string 'is Taļu kór, Tamil : kurai defect' is Tala kore. Tamil: kiru scratch' is Tolu liru.
Tamil: kdru .vomitis Talu kdr. (b)? 7 d.
Canarese : karike's grass' is Tala kadike. Canarese : gari wing 'is Tuļu kedi. Canarese : tfissmall'is Taļu kidi. Tamil : mdruturn'is Toļa madu. Tamil : marai 'scroen 'is Toļu made.
Tamil : rúru "100" is Taļa núdu. (c) ! tt.
Tamil : lurru round is Tuļu sutta. Tamil: murru full is Tula muttu.
Tamil : irrai. now' is Tuļu itte. (a) ! .dz.
Tamil : sillnou three'is Tuļu medzi. Tamil : insu' without is Tola id3dzi. Tamil: dru . six'is Talu ddzi.
Tamil: kanru call' is Toļu kandzi. 9. In Gôndi as in Tulus dg.
The following examples are taken from Major Smith's Handbook of Gondi :
Tamil : prahu.wood is Gondi védzugu. Tamil : inruto-day' is Goņdi néndz. Tamil : panripig'is Gondi pad3dzi. Tamil : tónra to appear is Gondi tond3a.
The Primitive Dravidian ļ is preserved in all the languages though in some of them it is often changed to the post-dental liquid i. (1) In Telugu it is preserved in the following words:
(a) Tamil Teluga.
ka! (a plant) kalli. ko!!* (gram) koulu. talukk (flash) tarku. tal/u (to rush) tallu.. tálu (to bear) tdu. dilakku (lamp) belagu. talam (army) daļam. pålam (piece) pålam.
