| Tamil |
Brahui |
| |
|
vƒy
|
mouth |
bƒ
|
t„˜
|
scorpion
|
telt |
sevi
|
ear |
khaf
|
sey |
to do
|
ke |
mun
|
before |
mon
|
var, vƒ
|
to come
|
bar |
m‡˜ai
|
brain |
mili
|
iru |
to be
|
ar |
magƒr
|
sons |
mƒr(soŒ)
|
oru |
one
|
as-it |
nir
|
water |
dir
|
ira-du |
two
|
irat |
pƒl
|
milk |
pƒhlt
|
ka˜
|
| (pl. sfx.)
|
k |
Declension of a noun - khal, stone
| |
Singular |
Plural
|
| |
|
|
| Nom. |
khal |
khalƒk |
| Acc. |
khal-e |
khalƒte |
|
Inst. |
khal-a— |
khalƒte-a— |
| Dat. |
khal-e
|
khalƒte
|
| Abl. |
khrl-ƒn
|
khalƒte-ƒn |
| Gen. |
khal-nƒ
|
khalƒtƒ |
| Loc. |
khal-ƒe
|
khalƒte-ƒe |
| |
khal-—i
|
khalƒta-—i
|
Conjugaton of a verb-khaning, to see
| . |
Conjunct
pres |
Present |
Future |
Past |
Imperative
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sing: |
1.khaniv |
khaniv-a |
khan†-—
|
khanƒ-—
|
khan(-ak.)
|
| |
2.khanis |
khanis-a |
khan†-s |
khanƒ-s
|
” |
| |
3.khane
|
khanik |
khan†-e
|
khanƒ(-k).
|
” |
| Plu: |
1.
khanin |
khanin-a
|
khan†-n
|
khanƒ-n
|
khan-b†
|
| |
2. khanir„ |
khanir„
|
khan†-r„
|
khanƒ-r„
|
”
|
| |
3. khanir
|
khanir-a
|
khan†-r
|
khanƒ-r
|
”
|
(2) Malto
Malto or Rajmahal is almost exclusively spoken
in the Rajmahal Hills in Bengal.According to Dr. Caldwell, the number of
speakers of the language amounts to 64,000.
It has no literature of its own, and has been
strongly influenced by Aryan tongues, especially in vocabulary. It has
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