Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñām
Proto-Dravidian
editPronoun
edit*ñām
- 1SG plural inclusive pronoun; we
Descendants
edit- South Dravidian
See also
editProto-Dravidian personal pronouns
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | exclusive | *yĀn | *yĀm | ||
inclusive | *ñām | ||||
reflexive | *tān | *tām | |||
2nd person | *nīn | *nīm | |||
3rd person | masculine | *iwanṯu (proximal) *uwanṯu (yonder) *awanṯu (distal) *yĀwanṯu (interrogative) |
*iwar (proximal) *uwar (yonder) *awar (distal) *yĀwar (interrogative) | ||
non-masculine | *itu (proximal) *utu (yonder) *atu (distal) *yĀtu (interrogative) |
*iway (proximal) *uway (yonder) *away (distal) *yĀway (interrogative) |
References
edit- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “nām”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.