Indian Antiquary Vol 62

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 157

August, 1933)
INITIAL FRICATIVES AND AFFRICATES OF DRAVIDIAN
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Bee)
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ts (before dorsal vowels) - Laats. (to die)
.. .. cf. Tam. éd., Kann. ad-, Malto ke-,
Kurukh khe, Br&hQi kah.. tsüd- (to see)
.. .. cf. Tuļu tú, sú, Gô. sur, Kui sur. dz (before dorsal vowels) :
dzár- (to slide) .. .. .. cf. Tam, tafakk- (to slide).
dzálu, kaluva (river, etc., stream).. cf. Tam. tál (canal), kål- (to flow). 8. appears in words like sudi (whirl).
Kai.—- is most common initially in native words of this dialect; neither &- nor Cappears. salba (to go) ..
.. cf. Tam, tel. sava (to die) ..
.. cf. Tam, ed. semba (to be sweet)
.. cf. Tam. tô, đêm (sweet). siva (to give)
cf. Tel. tiye-, Gôndi si., Kurukh ci'i.. súnja (to sleep) ..
cf. Tam. tung-, Brahûi tagh (to sleep). supa (to spit)
.. cf. Tam. tupp-, Kurukh tup- (to spit). sura (to see)
.. cf. Telugu taud (to see). 3. Bxamples of j- words are rare.
Gôndi.-The affricate in initial positions is rare in native words. 6. appears to be completely absent.
Instead, 8- is very common. In respect of the occurrence of initial fricatives, therefore, this dialect agrees with Kûi. 8.sdi (to die)
.. cf. Tam. 68, Tuļu saj. (to die), etc. si (to give)
.. cf. Kui si. súr. (to look out for) .. .. cf. Kui sûr (to see). surr (to cook bread) .. .. cf. Tam. bud. (to burn). sirit- (to be set on edge) .. .. cf. Tam., Kann. tiri. (to be turned).
sikati (darkness) .. .. .. cf. Tel. cfkatli (darkness), Tam. ti (fire). Native j. words seem to be very rare..
Kurukh.-Judging from the lists of words in Grignard's Dictionary, one might say that C- occurs in native words.
cicc (fire) .. .. .. of. Tam, kittu, Kann. ciccu. ci'i (to give) .. .. .. cf. Kui and Gôndi of.
cir (to scratch) . . .. cf. Tam. kir, Tel. cir. Most 8- words appear to be foreign borrowings.
Bråhdi.-Complete lists are not available. I have selected the following from Bork's valuable compilation " Vorarbeiten zu einem Br.- Wörterbuch," and from Sir Denys Bray's "Grammar." An examination of these would show that the affricate is represented.
(to understand) .. tar Se
.. cf. Tam, teri- (to know). cuna-k (small, child) .. .. of. Tam. Sinna (small). 8. :-Initial 8-in native words appears to be a rarity. The following may be native :sil (skin)
.. .. of. Southern II (akin), Tuļu sl, col.