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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
na:-padu >  
na:padu
  'forty'
aym-padu > (R. 21 (a)
aymbadu
  'fifty'
aru-padu > (R. 20)
aruvadu
  'sixty'
eu-padu > (R. 20)
euvadu
  ‘seventy’
em-padu > (R. 21 (a)
embadu
  'eighty'
tom-padu > (R. 21(a)
tombadu
  ‘ninety’
 
The numerals of the order 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800and 900 are formed by adding the numeral for 100 to one of the base forms of the cardinals of the numerals of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
 
The model is 2X100, 3X100, 4X100, 5X100, 6X100, 7X100, 8x100, 9x100.
 
ir-nu:ru >  
irnu:ru
  ‘two hundred’
mun-nu:ru
>  
munnu:ru
  'three hundred'
na:-nu:ru >  
na:nu:ru
  ‘four hundred’
ay-nu:ru > (R. 22, 23)
au:ru
  'five hundred'
a:r-nu:ru >  
a:rnu:ru
  ‘six hundred’
e:y-nu:ru
>  
e:ynu:ru
  ‘seven hundred’
e-nu:ru >  
enu:ru
  ‘eight hundred'
ombenu:ru >  
ombenu:ru
  ‘nine hundred’
 
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