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JULY, 1909.)
A PRIMER OF DRAVIDIAN PHONOLOGY.
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X.-e.
(1) Pr. Drav. initial e remains :
1
.
Tamil.
Can.
Talu.
Tolngu,
...
...
enņu
.
ennu.
...ennu
ediru
en (count) edir (front) ellām ( all ) erudu (or) etta (to lift )
2 3 4 5
... ... ... .. ...
ella ...
eduru, .. ella. ... edda.
eradu
edda
...ettn..
...ettu...
... ettu.
(2) Pr. Drav, medial e remains:
Tamil.
M
Can.
Tolu.
|
Teluga.
... tsevi
kebi
kebi
tsevi.
teppa
Xevi ( ear) ... 2 teppam ( float) ...
veppa ( heat )... 4 vori ( madness )... 5 perubu ( to grow )
... bem
veppa
veri... ... perdys
beraga
beppu
beraga ... pertsa
...veppa.
verri. . ... peraga.
... pet stra
(3) Primitive Dravidiane was not finally used. Note: eso occasionally in Tala :-Tamil relli silver' is bolli ; vendum. wayted' is bôą.
Special developments of e.
(@) Canarede. (1) As an initial it is very often pronounced a ye or gi and written accordingly.
(2) ova & in (1) tbe genitive; (2) the accusative ; (8) in the locative; (4) in the affix aneya ; (5) in the infinitive. (vido Kittel's Kannada Dict., p. 287.)
(8) The initial e is connected with pe and he, i.e., it is often aspirated (wide Kittel's Dict., p. 262), e. g., et Sisu to increaso h et sisu: ettu'blow' hettu and 'pelfi.
(6) Telugu and Tulu. In Telugu and Talu, too, initial is often prononnced and written ye by the vulgar penple (vide Männer's Tulu Diol., page 78).
(5) Malayalam (1) In Malayalam initiale is pronounced distinctly with y, and Dr. Grundert in his Dictionary always writes ye for e.
(2) In Malayalam esi oru :- . 9., erumbu, irumbu and urus n'ant;' this is after r..
