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(5) In Malayalam / remains in all cases where it is found in Tamil.
To sum up, Tamil, Mal. and Canare e preserve !. Tulu and Telugu soften it to l. Rut Tulu does it in fewer cases than Telugu. Sometimes (n) in Tam., Tul., Telugu and Canarese.
We shall give here a few examples where min Canarese :
gili and gini "parrot'. aļile and anile. kola and kona. maļal and manal.
(Vide Kittel's Kannada Grammar, p. 190, art. 228 )
VII. - The Front Consonants (k', g', n').
(1) These consonants and g' along with those derived from original velare le and g followed by front vowels, underwent many changes in the different Dravidian languages, riz. :(initial) > , (vulgar 8) in Tamil.
1 ts, in Malayalam.
ts, 8 and d 3 in Canarese. sts, and t in Toļu.
1 ts, ts and s in Telaga; and d 3 in a few cases. (2) In Tamil is the standard pronunciation ; but s is the one used by the illiterate and the vulgar. It is also the pronunciation of the Madras dialect. Holsay' is sol,
(8) In Malayalam k' uniformly becomes is.
(4) In Canarese ; and d 3 are initial through accent-change and through the influence of neighbouring voiced consonants and liquids. S is the most common; and there are only a few words with d 3.
(5) In Tulu tsk' is very common : but becomes initial through the influence of accentchange and the neighbouring voiced consonants and liquids. This constantly changes into t, 80 that we have double forms in Tuļu, words with 3 ond being both used.
(6) In Telugu k' before back vowels regalarly becomes ts an affricate, and before front vowels becomes ts; and before voiced consonants and liquids and through the influence accent-change becomes 8.
(7) That Canarese and Talu show a greater tendency towards than Telaga is shown by the following:
(a) Canarese and Tuļu have even when Teluga has ts before voiced consonants and liquids.
(b) Canarese and Tuļu bave s where Telaga has IS, before voiceless consonants.
