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AUGUST, 1909.]
We shall now illustrate the above laws:
(1) Before back vowels. (Tam.); 15 (Mal., Can., Tulu); ts (Telugu).
1 Batti (vessel)
2 šali (cold)
3 appai (mat)
4 Bokka (pure)
5 šappu (suck)
Tamil.
3 Seppi (shell)
4 Kikka (lean) 5 Bittu (note)
...
1 šippu (comb)
2 Killarai (change)..
(Tamil) and tf (in all the rest).
Tamil.
...
7 Kavali (cloth)
8 arivu (slope)
A PRIMER OF DRAVIDIAN PHONOLOGY.
Tamil.
1 Buranga (to contract)
2 šuli (eddy)
3 Bahudal (dying)...
4 sôruba (to leak)
5 kudu (to burn)
6 salli (bit)...
...
...
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Mal.
tfatti
tfali
tfâppæ
tfokka
tЛappu
(2) Before front vowels.
...
Mal.
tfippu
tfillars
tJippi
tЛekka
tfitta
Mal.
...
Can.
...
(3) Before voiced consonants and liquids.
k' (Tam.); tf (Mal.); 8 and d5 (Can., Tulu and Telugu).
tfuli
tfâyu
tfôruya
tfuḍu
tfalli
tfavali
tfariv.u
tfatti
tfali
tfâpe
tfokka.
tЛappu
Canarese.
tfipu
tfillare
Leppi
tJekka
tfittu
Can.
tfurunnuya... surugu suli
sâgu
sôru
sudu
dzalli
d3avali
d3arugu
Tulu.
tfatti
tfali
tfape
tfokka
tfappu
Tuļu.
tЛipu
tfillare
... tJeppi
tjekka
tfiṭṭu
Tulu.
sudu
dzalli
dzavali
d3ari
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Telugu.
tsatţi.
tsali.
tsâpa.
tsokka.
tsappu.
Telugu.
p.
tfellara.
tЛeppi.
tЛikka.
tsiṭṭu.
Telugu.
suruntu (n)... surugu. suļi sudi.
sâgu
sâgu.
sôru
sôlu.
suḍumu torch).
dgalli.
dzavali.
dzaragu.
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