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RAJMAHÅLI WORDS.
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I am
He is
No
for I,' thou,' and 'they' are most like the cor- List of similar words from the Bengal Selection. responding words in the Dravidian languages, English Bijmahali South Indian but it may be observed that thou' in Chinese Mouth Toro Telugu Nôru also is ni. The mode of the addition of the post
Eye Kanu Tamil Kan positions is as like Hindi as Tamil or Telugu.
Tooth Palu Tam. Pal
Father Abbas After the pronouns, I have gone through all
Tam. Appan
Sun Beru Tam. anc. Birgh the words in Dr. Hunter's lists, with the results
Ainoo Tam. Nân irukkiren in the small catalogue below.
Thou art Ninoo Ni irukkiray List of similar words from Dr. Hunter's Dictionary.
Ahoo
Avan irukkiran English R@jmahali South Indian
We are Aim Sebem Nangal irukkirom Above Meche $ Tamil ano. Misei
Ye are Nin Seber Ningal irukkirirgal Tamil mod. Mêle
They are Åseber Avargal irukkirärgal How much Ina Telugu Enta
My father lives in that small house. Near Atgi Malaydlam Atukko Rájm.-Na ada mâkono eng âbbá doki. Malla Tam. Alla
Tam. En thagappanär antha sinna vittil vâsam Within Ule Tam. Uue
pannukirar. Tooth Pál Tam. Pal
Toda--Yenu enin & kinnud Arzhulg udi. Cow Oi Tel. Åu
He is sitting on a horse under that tree. Eye Kane Tel. Kannu
Rajin.-Ahmon kolorno goro meche oki. Ear Khetway Tam. Kathu
Tam.-Avan kuthirai mêl utkánthu kondu antha Fish Min Tam, Min, Sanskrit Mina
marathin kil irukkiran. Mother Aya
Toda-Adum à men erk kadare mok erschf. Tam. Ayi Mouth Toro Tel. Nôru
A comparison of the inner structure of two Come Bara Mal. Våru
dialects can only be made by those (otherwise Tree Man Toda Men
tompetent and practically acquainted with Father Åba Kanarese Appa
both, but nobody knows both Rajmahali on the The time had not arrived when Dr. Hunter one hand and Tulu or Toda (of the Nilgiris) wrote, as he remarks in his preface, to render on the other. The Toda would be the most init safe to make a table of non-Aryan phonetic teresting for comparison, as the upheaval to the changes, but from the instances of changes and tops of hills in both cases would be more likely substitution of letters given I do not see how to have given the words similar twists, supposTelugu moru, a mouth,' becomes toro, or vice ing they started from the "one rude homogeneous versd. Min, the word for ' a fish,' is Sanskrit ; dialect" hazarded first by the Rev. Mr. W.
father is a dissyllable, with a b, a p, and an Taylor. The annexed list is interesting as a in it in many languages.
comparing the changes in the South Indian The next list has been taken out of all the languages with the Rajmahali. words in the Bengal vocabularies, with two There is a dialect called Bråhui or Brahuiki sentences from Rajmahali, Toda, and Tamil. in the extreme west of India, but in no word The residuum of similar words is very small does it resemble any South Indian language. Tamil Malayalam Tolugu Kanareso Toda Badaga Rájm. Rajm.
(Bengal Book.) (Hunter.) Hand Kai Kei
Cheyyi Kai Kei Kei Tetu Sesu Foot Adi, pådam Kal Padamu Adi or Påda Kál Kalu Kedu Kal Nose Mukku Mokka Mukku Mūgu Mituff Muku,mugu Muiêd Eye Kan
Kannu Kannu
Kann Kannu Kanu Kåne Month Vây Nôru Båyi Bài Bài
Toro Soro Tooth Pal Palla Pallu Hallu Parzh Hallu Palu
Pal Ear Kådu Cheni Chevi Kivi Kev Kivi Kaiệdba Khetway Hair Máyir Rômam Ventrukalu Kadalu
Mir Kudalu, Tali
Tali
meiru Head Thalai Tala
Tala Tale Madd Mandei Kuku Kupe Tongue Nakû Nåva Náluka Nålige Nav Nalange Tartay
The BrAhnts of Kalat speak a language different from the Baluchi of other tribus in Makrin, and which is called Kardi or Kardg8.11.-ED.
Kanna Váy
