Irula of the Nilgiri
Irula of the Nilgiri is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Irula (Natively: ër̠la/ïr̠la, IPA: [ərla, ɨrla]) is a Dravidian language spoken by the Irulas who inhabit the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, India. It is closely related to Tamil. It is written in the Tamil script.
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Words in Irula of the Nilgiri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | kanu* | |
| ear | kadu* | |
| nose | muk* | |
| tooth | palu* | |
| tongue | naku* | |
| blood | netaru* | |
| bone | elumbu* | |
| skin | tolu* | |
| knee | kalumuti* | |
| breast | nenc* | |
| liver | iralu* | |
| water | dani* | |
| fire | ti* | |
| stone | ere* | |
| mountain | beta* | |
| tree | மர | mara |
| leaf | ele* | |
| night | rapodu* | |
| dog | நாய் | nāy |
| louse | penu* | |
| one | ondu* | |
| two | munu* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | navu* | |
| drink | kudi* | |
| see | kan* | |
| die | ca* | |
| come | ba* | |
| path | bei* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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