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Irula
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ನನ್ನ (nanna). Distantly related to Tamil என் (eṉ).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nänə/
Pronoun
நன (naṉa)
- genitive of நா (nā); my
நீமு நன கூரெக்கெ என்னக்கு வந்திரி?- nīmu naṉa kūrekke eṉṉakku vantiri?
- Why did you come to my house?
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 21