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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1909.
(b) The ancient dialect ise in some verbs. isu sets tsu (draw); kiru kettu (scratch), etc. (Rittel's Can. Gr., art. 66.)
(c) In some verbs i a: hadidu 2 kadade. (Kittel's Can. Gr., p. 95, art. 157.)
(a) Medial i 7 u though final -mutation: e.g., kaờiku and kaduku 'a cut'; laņiku and krņuku the stalk of millet.'
(6) Telugu
Tamil eli is Tel. elaka 'rat'.
Tamil karito bite'
(1) is a by a (u) - sumlant: -6.9. is Tel. kasatsu and karut su.
(3)
i u by u-umlaut :-eg.: - edir 'front' in Tamil, becomes edura in Tel. and Canarese, and Tuļa. Tamil kadir a spindle' is Tel. kaduru.
(3) idé by contraction with a, through metathesis of liquid consonants. Examples are :
(1) Tamil: irandu two is Tel. rendu ; (2) Tam. iralai 'deer' is Tel. lédi ; (8) Tam. iladu * notis Tel, lédu; (4) Tam, ila 'young' is Tel. lé.
This change is sometimes found in New Tamil and Malayalam as in rendu two.'
VII.
(1) Pr. Drav. initial i remains :
Tamil.
.
mal.
Can.
Tuo.
|
Telugu.
... It filu
i (fly) ... ... 2 ft sta( date ) ... 3 in ( to give birth ) 4 isa ( nit ) ..
squ ( match ) ... ...
... itfal ... in ...
1
...itta ... inuya
isa ... .. iQu...
iru.
. tạ...
... idu ( pledge) tdu.
(2) Pr. Drav. mediul e remains in all the languages :Tamil
1. Mal. Can. | Taļu. bippa ( buncle) ... ... ... tsippa ... kipo ... kipu 2 kisa ( scratch ) ...
kiraya ... kisu ... kiru... 3 tfra (finish) ...
tifuys : ... tiro ......... min (fish ) ... ..
min miou 5 | vibu ( to fan ) ... ... ... vitsaya ... bisa... - bisu
Teluga. ... tipa. .. gira.
tira. ... mina. ... vatsa.
tiru
