| vi) |
Aspiration is not noticed in Urali, Irula and Tamil. |
| vii) |
Nasalisation is lacking both in Irula and Urali, whereas it is quite common in Tamil. |
|
| On the basis of comparison of some of the lexical items common to both Tamil and Urali, some sporadic loss, change and addition of certain sounds are noticed in Urali vocabulary. |
| 1.20.1. Vowels |
| 1.20.1.1. |
/a/ in the initial syllable of some Tamil lexical items become /e/ in Urali. |
|
|
/a/ |
/e/ |
|
|
Tamil |
Urali |
|
|
kale |
kele |
`mix’ |
|
valai |
vele |
`net’ |
|
va  u |
veu |
`beetle’ |
|
varai |
vere |
`draw’ |
|
kanRu |
kenRu |
`calf’ |
| 1.20.1.2 |
/ai/ |
/e/ |
|
|
varai |
vere |
`draw’ |
|
varicai |
verise |
`que’ |
|
narai |
nore |
`grey’ (h ir) |
| 1.20.1.3 |
/i/ |
/u/ |
|
|
vaike u |
vadukeu |
`filter’ |
|
eRi |
eRu |
`throw’ |
| 1.20.1.4 |
/u/ |
/i/,/o/ |
|
|
no:nbu |
no:mbi |
`festival’ |
|
nau |
nüi |
`crab’ |
|
pullu |
pillu |
`grass’ |
|
nurali |
nore |
`froth’ |
|
