| Northward Spread of the Lemurian Tamils and Variation of Tamil into Dravidian | 221 |
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Vowel Mutations
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Tamil |
Telugu |
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| a-ƒ: |
vanai
(to fashioŒ) |
vƒnu |
| ƒ-„: |
ƒ-du(year) |
„du |
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ƒ˜(to rule) |
„l |
| |
ƒŠu
(river) |
„ru |
| i-e,
„: |
irai
(food of birds and animals) |
era |
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ki‰aŒgu
(bulbous root) |
gedda |
| |
šiŠai
(imprisonment) |
cera |
| |
tiŠa
(to opeŒ) |
tera |
| |
nilam
(ground) |
n„la |
| |
vilai
(sale) |
vela |
| u-o:
|
udal
(body) |
odalu |
| |
tuvar
(red colour) |
togaru |
| |
mu˜ai
(sprout) |
molaka |
| |
mudal
(beginning) |
modalu |
| |
muŠai
(order) |
mora |
| ai-a: |
kadai
(place) |
kada |
| |
nadai
(walk) |
nada |
| |
muŠai
(order) |
mora |
| |
ve–dai
(okra) |
be–da |
Consonantal
Mutations
| š-k,
g: |
vƒšal
(doorway) |
vƒkili |
| |
eccil
(saliva) |
engili |
| –-‹:
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ka–
(eye) |
ka‹‹u |
| |
p‡–
(to put oŒ) |
p‡‹u |
| |
ma–
(earth) |
ma‹‹u |
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ve––ey
(butter) |
ve‹‹e
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| ‰-d: |
i‰u
(to draw) |
idu |
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‡‰iyam
(service) |
‡digamu |
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