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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(AUGUST, 1909.
(1)
n (initial). Initial n remains in all the languages : Tamil.
Mal.
Can.
Tuļa.
Telugu.
nara
nare
n&re.
nada (to walk) ...
nada nada nada nadatsa. 2 namba (believe)...
nambuya ... namba ...nambu ... nammu. 3 nurakka (to cut) ... narukkaya ... naruku ... naraka ..naruku. narai (grey) ...
nare nada (city) ...
nada nada nâdu. 6 når (before) ... ... ... når ... ... nära nâru nâru. 7 | neda (long) ...
...neda inida
nidu. (2) n (medial ) remains in all :
Tamil. T ul I Can. Tula. Telugu.
nida
kanavn
...kana
kana
kala.
kone
kone
kona.
kuni
kuniyuya ... kani kani kani
kani
kanava (dream)... kunai (point) ... kuni (bond) ... kani (to pity, to ripen)... tini (food) .... kannam (hole) ...
sinai (pregnant)... 8 vâna (sky-rain) ...
kani. ... kaniya.
tini.
tini ...
tini
tini ... kanna
...
kanna.
kanna tfine vanam
kanna
dzina ... bana
dzina. ... vina.
... bûna
aları
(1) Primitive Dravidian 1 is preserved in all the languages. Tamil.
| Mal Can. | Taļu. | Telugu. 1 alai (wave) alw... .... ale ....... ale ...
ala. 2 alar (flower)
... alaru
aları. il (house)
il ... ...
illa ... ... illu ... ... illa. eli (rat) ...
ili ... ... eli ... elaka. pál (milk)
pálu, hâla ... hala 6 talai (head)
tale... valai (net)
bale 8 kol (kill)
kole kole
påla. tala.
tare
kol ...
-
kolla.
