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JULY, 1909.)
A PRIMIR OF DRAVIDIAN PHONOLOGY.
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(2) Pr. Drav. Medial o remains:
Tamil.
Mal.
Can
Tala.
Teluga.
komba
kommu.
kombu (stem)... kol (to hold) ... toļu (touch) dress pon (gold) poruha (to fight)...
komba kolye toqukka
konu.
kombu ... kol ... ... todu ... ponna ... porda
... koņu ... todu
todu.
pon...
... ponnu
ponnu.
poru ya
pordu.
(3) In Primitive Dravidian o was not used at the end of words,
(4) Special development of o. In Cannrese and Tula initial o is often pronounóed and written as v, no.
In Canarese initial o is oiten aspirated and becomes po or ho; e. g.:-oddike hodilike.
anion' is
(1) Pr. Drav, 8 remains initially:
Taxil
Mal.
Can.
Tala.
Telagu.
oda.
ādam odama ôduya ... omana (fond
oca oda
odama (boat) 2 | tậa (run) ... 3 ombu (protect) ...
ūduha (read) ... 5 Olam (cry) ...
oda.
uva
Ömans
āmu.
Jy). odaya
oda
..
oda
... ...
..olam
ora
(2) Pr. Drav. medial o remains :
Tamil.
|-
Nal.
J
Oan
Tulu
.
1 kottai (fort) 2 kôļi (corner) 3 kôla (stick)
kôru (desire) kôli (fowl)
köfte kodi kola
kote ... kodi
... kote
kodi ... kolu ..koru
Telugu. ... kõta.
köradi. ... kolu. ... kôru.
kôla
..koru
.
...
...koli
... kodi.
