Kon a |
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ki- ‘to do’ |
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Sg. |
Pl. |
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1) ki-?-e |
ki:-?-ep/e |
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2) ki-?-i |
ki-?-ider |
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3) ki-?-ed
(Masc.) |
ki-?-er
(Masc.) |
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4) ki-?-ed
(Non-masc.) |
ki-?-u
(Non-masc.) |
| Kui |
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tin- ‘to eat’ |
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1) tin-?-enu |
ti-?-amu (excl.)
tin-?-asu (incl.) |
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2) tin-?-ai |
tin-?-eru |
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3) tin-?-enju |
tin-?-eru |
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4) tin-?-e |
tin-?-o |
| Kuvi |
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pa:y ‘to beat’ |
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1) pa:yp-?o-di |
pa:y-?-omi (excl.)
pa:y-?-ohi (incl.) |
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2)pa:y-?o-di |
pa:y-?o-deri |
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3) pa:y-?o-si |
pa:y-?o-ri |
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4) pa:y-?-e |
pa:y-?-u |
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The glottal stop in these languages may be treated as the reflex of the original -v-. Subrahmanyam (1971 : 386) posited *va: as the Proto negative form of Gondi-Kuvi group.
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| Past Negative: |
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In Tamil, Kannaa and Telugu past negative construction is as follows:
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Infinitive form of verb + negative verb.
(illai in Ta., illa in Ka. and le:du in Te.
meaning ‘it is not there’)
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But the Old Tamil construction, i.e., past adverb + inflected forms of il- has its counterparts in Gondi and possibly also in Brahui which may be reconstructed for Proto-Dravidian
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| Maria |
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tinjilo:n |
‘I did not eat’ |
|
hu silo:r |
‘he did not see’ |
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hanjilo:n |
‘I did not go’ |
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waksilo:n |
‘I did not say’ |
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tinjil |
‘it/she did eat’ |
| Gondi (Adilabad) |
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su:rcillo:n |
‘I did not see’ |
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va:ccillo:r |
‘he did not come’ |
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ticcille: |
‘she/it did not eat’ |
| Brahui |
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tixtava |
‘I did not place’ |
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tixtavan |
‘we did not place’ |
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tixtave:s |
‘you did not place’ |
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tixtau |
‘he did not place’ |
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