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[AUGUBT, 1909.
(5) In Old Oanarese till about 900 A. D. I was throughout in use. From about 900 till about 1200 A. D. I was changed into r when it was followed by a consonant, and into | in all other cases. After 1200 A. D. became obsolete and was regularly replaced by / and r, under the conditions stated above. For instance, in Sasanas as old as 700 A. D. we find elpattu seventy'; aļu to destroy' kaltsu to wash.' In those from 900 to 1200 A. D., we find: - gale (for gale), staff'; ali (for alt), to destroy '; and pél, to speak'; oļi, place' and also birdu for bildu . fallen'.
! + consonant after passing through the stage of r + consonant in Mid. Canarese, became the consonant doubled ; . g., kalde (ass) karde kadde. bildu (fallen) birdu biddu and so on.
Further, as a rule, in Old Canarese, final d becomes ! in Sandhi; e. g., kadupura kúlpura. In the formation of the present participle, a similar rale exists: maduva becomes maļuva. (See Kittel's Grammar, Art. 284). For a detailed history of in Canarese see Dr. Fleet's article in the Indian Antiquary. Dr. Kittel's notes thereon in p. '15 of his Grammar; and also Šaldamanidarpana, art. 21, 23, 24.
(6) In Tulu ! regularly changes into or ?. In some few cases it is also found as and d.
(a) I r. (This is most common).
Tamil: alu (=to weep) + Talu ar. Tamil: aļal (to grieve) + Tuļu arate. Tamil: u! (to ploagh) + Tuļu ura. Tamil: oli (to leave) + Tala ori. Tamil: kali (to pass) + Tulu kari. Tamil: kolu (ploughshare) + Tuļu koru. Tamil: kuļi (pit) + Tuļu guri. Tamil: pulu (worm) + Talu puru. Tamil: tota (close) + Tuļu ti-a. Tamil : pala (old) + Tula, para, Tamil: pole (to pour) + Tolu bori.
Tamil: vdļai (plaintain) + Toļu bāre. (b) 37(very common).
Tamil : ali (to perish) + Tulu ali. Tamil :āla (depth) + Tula dla. Tamil: iļi (to slide) + Talu ili. Tawil : aliyam (service) + Tuļa ülige.. Tamil : élu (seven); + Toļu élu. Tamil: kd! (pebble) + Toļu kdl. Tamil : kil (low) + Tulu kil. Tamil: kuldy (a tube) + Tulu kolave. Tamil: tolil (work) + Tuļu tolil.
Tamil : Šuli (whirl) + Tuļa suli. (c) Sometimes the ļ ļ becomes softened to l.
Tamil : aļi (to perish) + Tulu ali, ali. Tamil: elu (to stand) + Tulu lak. Tamil: kulây (tube) + Taļu kolave.
