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JULY, 1909.]
Note.. The developments marked are only rare in those languages, and found only in one instance.
Continuants, Stops.
Pr. Drav. yā, nâ, nâ (Tamil.)
úa, úê (Malayalam.)
â, nâ, nê (Canarese.)
ya, na, nê (Tuļu.)
ē, nê, nâ (Telugu.)
1 yan, n'an, nân (I)
2 |yām, năm, nâm ( we )
3 a'an, nan (rope)
11
(1) voiceless (2) voiced
(1) voiceless
A PRIMER OF DRAVIDIAN PHONOLOGY.
4 n'ayira, nayiru (sun)
5 naru (young plant)
6 n'aludal, n'âludal (hang).
Tamil.
L(2) voiced
Nasals
Liquids
Semi-vowels
...
***
...
Lip.
P
b
W
m
Mal,
n'an
n'âm
品。
Teeth.
t
d
n'an
n'âyiru
n'aru
naru
n'aluya, n'élu- nêlu...
yu.
...
www
r
in, nina
âm, niva
nēņu
Dêsara
Section II.
I.-System of consonants.
(1) The Primitive Dravidian parent-language had the following system of consonants:—
Roof.
T
Can.
B
1
F
...
....
Tula. Toluga.
yanu
nama
rêņu
...nesuru
nêdzi
nêlu
...
Front.
F
g
ēnu, nēna. ēmu, memu.
nâru.
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Back.
k
g
Note.-Stops are consonants which are formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and may be pronounced with or without voice, i. e., with or without the vocal cords being set in action; in the former case they are said to be voiced; and in the latter voiceless. In the case of the continuants the closure of the mouth passage is only partial and not complete. These are also either voiced or voiceless."
