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Notes. 



(I.) g) (i) before drir 1 1 is sounded like u ; as leave, 

 is pronounced vudu, not vidu. 



(II.) ff (i) before d n r 1 1 is pronounced like the German 

 lib, as eS® a house, is pronounced vilhdu, and not vidu. 



(Ill ) <5t (e) when initial, is generally sounded like ye ; and 

 <5j like ye. Thus snfl a tank is y6ri and not eW, though the latter 

 form should be adopted in a Glossary. 



(IV.) <qJ e before d n r 1 1 is sounded like the German oe in 

 Goethe. As Q> o>© a rising ground, not medu y but moedu, or nearly 

 as if written in English murdoo. 



(V.) <$ (k) as an initial is k. Thus hddu a jungle. 

 As a medial if alone it is g. Thus ld<ssot magan a son, (but in 

 words taken from the Sanscrit, the t is preserved.) Asa medial 

 double it is k. Thus uk&ih pakkam a side. As a final with a 

 vowel, it is g. Thus padogu a boat. 



(VI.) «{F (s) Though generally rendered by the English s 

 when it is alone, the sound is more that of ch. Thus Q&uu a field 

 is pronounced more like chey than sey, though the latter form 

 would be adopted in a Glossary. Thus chinna small, for sinna, 

 &c. As a medial, if alone, it is more of the sibilant s, as 

 LotTff'ji masam a month. As a medial double ihe two form ch, as 

 ^FcS?, achu, a mould. As a final with a vowel, it is more sibilant 

 as u& pad hunger. When # follows no (r) it is pronounced ch. 

 As Qpiujb& muyarki effort. This letter supplies in Tamil the 

 Sanscrit ch and s. 



(VII.) p as an initial, is a sofr. like the Italian t. Thus 

 joessf) tuni a piece of cloth. As a medial, or a final with a 

 vowel it is d ; thus G^sy kadavu a door, *n j? kadu the car. (N. 

 B. This is to be distinguished from <snQ kadu a jungle, with a 

 hard d.) When double is tt without any sound of th, as 

 fEBjsfiji katti a knife. As an initial p is used for the Sanscrit d'h. 



(VIII) u (p) as an initial is p. Thus un® poZdu a song ; 

 as a medial and alone, it has a sound of b, especially if following 

 lo (m), as u.rihq pdmbu a pnake. When double uu=p, as @ut-i 

 tappu a fault. As an initial, it is used for the Sanscrit b'h. 



t l c g:=tch as l£>/tl.£)6tou3 mdtchimai, excellence. 



@<5 r =nj as j>j(£h<ffi- anju five. 



ilL_=tt (harder than <s@=ii) as ^tlQ-s&ireb altukkdln. 

 sheeps foot. 



jdjd =tt (harder than tt) as jy > <bn}f&35ir®) attukkal a water 

 course. 



