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AUGUBT, 1909.)
A PRIMER OF DRAVIDIAN PHONOLOGY.
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(8) SF. (a) In Tamil we have kdral and ledral bitter'; baralu and šarady a string '; taruppu and taruppu . white stone', etc. Kórudal and kôrudal (praying)...
(b) In Teluga we have the following examples:
Tamil varai hill' is Telugu vara. Tamil téru car' is Telugu téru. Tamil tari.cat' is Telaga tariyu. Tamil eruvai blood' is Telagu erupu.
Tamil teripai woman' is Telugu terava.
(0) In Gondi the cerebralisation of r is very common (vide L. S., p. 478) varā and varā come'; ork they' mattoram we were'.
VI. - The Roof Consouants.
(t, d, n, 1, , r.) None of these consonants are used initially. Except , ! and !, the others could not end a word. Even , !, and I in the modern dialects take an enunciative u. These possess a very great tendency for mutual interchange.
(1) tt (medial) remains in all the languages.
Tamil.
Mal.
Can.
Tulu.
Telaga.
katta
... kattu
kattu.
... kattu
tattæ
tatte
... tatte
tatta.
tottu
totta
... totta.
i kalta (to baild) ...
tattai (flat)
totta (begin) 4 nata (fix) ... 5 matam (measure) 6 tatta (tap) ...
...
tottu ... națța ... mattam
nattu
nata
ratta. matama.
matta
matta
...tatta
tattu
tatta
tattu.
(2) tudd (in Tel., Can. and Tuļu).
Tamil.
Mal.
Can.
Tulu.
Telugu.
atti
.. addi
... addi
ad ļi.
... katta
gadda
gadda
gadda.
katta
gadde
gadda.
atti (obstacle) 2 kata (beard) 3 kata (mass)
kattai (cloth) tutto (coin) ... 0 ar (a rustic people)
kutai tutta
offar ..oftaya'
...gadde ...gudde
dudda
oddaru ... odda
gudde dudda
oddaru. ...odda
gudda. duddu.
oddaru. ... odda.
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