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NORTHWARD
SPREAD OF THE LEMURIAN TAMILS AND VARIATION OF TAMIL INTO DRAVIDIAN
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1. |
Alteration
and Corruption of Tamil into Telugu
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Personal
Pronouns:
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Tamil |
Telugu |
Ist
Person: |
nƒn
(I) |
n„nu |
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yƒm(we)
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m„mu-(exclusive) |
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nƒm(we)
|
manamu-(inclusive) |
2nd
Person: |
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n…n-n…
(thou)
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n…vu |
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n…r
(you) |
m…ru |
3rd
Person (Reflexive): |
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tƒn
(himself,
herself, itself)
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tƒnu-(sing.) |
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tƒm
(themselves) |
tƒmu,
tamaru- (pl.) |
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Demonstrative
Pronouns: |
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Tamil
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Telugu |
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avan
(he) |
vƒdu |
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avar
(those men,
those persons) |
vƒru |
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adu
(it) |
adi |
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(ava)
avai |
avi
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