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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF URALI
Sam Mohan Lal
This may be due to the fact that in Urali most of the places where the initial consonant cluster is possible, a vowel is added as a result the cluster formation is avoided.
Urali Irula
/dira:cca/ /tra:cci pammu/ `grape’
/kiRubbä/ /grube/ `panther’
/sine:da/ /sne:gidä/ `friend’
1.20.4 Kannada Urali Similarities
i) Following are some of the many lexical items shared by Kannada and Urali.
Kannada Urali
pri:ti ma:u puriya ma:u `be affectionate’
guddu guddu `strike with fist’
samba:disu sambärau `earn’
nuguu nuggu `enter’
nege nege `leap’
ne:nu ne:l `hang’
ii) lose of initial /h/ in Urali
ha:su a:su `spread’
hiu iu `squeeze’
iii)
/b/ /v/
ba:cu va:su `comb’
iv) It is noticed that in certain lexical items the voiceless velar plosive has become voiced velar plosive. Along with this kind of change metathesis is also experienced.
kisi sigi `grin’
v)
/o/ /ä/
oggarae kou äggä:rsu `seasoning in oil’

                                       

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