Irula

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ನನ್ನ (nanna). Distantly related to Tamil என் (eṉ).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /nänə/

Pronoun

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நன (naṉa)

  1. genitive of நா (); my
    நீமு நன​ கூரெக்கெ என்னக்கு வந்திரி?
    nīmu naṉa​ kūrekke eṉṉakku vantiri?
    Why did you come to my house?

References

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  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil[1], University of California, Los Angeles, page 21