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nenreat term is the TiifiG:usian han^Qf the aaciiint prevalence of which is 

 aLticiitid by the £iu'0|Kkiu hand. 



Six, 



Aru, Tam., Kar., Tel., nm ISTaJ. or/- Tod., nji Tah GonO. (Boot a pro-« 

 bably, a-ru, «-jt, but peHmiis rrr ) 



From 5 a new ssriea af si in pie iJcfioitive tprms appenrs to camraf^nce- 

 Jn this respect (ho Dravii iun system is very re^inti kabtc, thf> nliifd 

 Asiatic aiu! A (Viran ayf«ttiiiis Ibrii'iiug the laL^h(>r ouni / is by iniifLiiiig' 

 or combining the lower, a*Ming th ru to i5, or siiutrnniiig tliem Iroia 

 10. I cnniiot but suspect that die Dniviriaii turuM ar? really ili:*g^i?ised 

 inflexions ot" tJie Jnwer ones, li tbis is dto cfise am must bt» r'^li-rrfiJ to 

 ira, em^ 'Z, anil be conaidered us » reTniiunt ot'aji origimtj bimnry system 

 (2, 4. «. 8), ft ooiijet;ture i-ountfmanr.eJ by the great'^i.revalpnce of such 

 a ^yatem ia the Old VVorlilj atul tiie I'requeut loriuadou oi tl irvtn 4 or 2, 



BcA, rcAwTam., *jfK, jMlia Malt yeJ«, e? Tnl, ynTed,, vlu, jeluKnr^f 

 tfhi . ycmiy yHa jipntl. If a is (he rool offJ, is fhe root ol 7 du, 

 arul beinff the def. or posH pos'F. Th*; Tumil rA, cFreacli^p <«-<^ / in 

 tF}e a^Upr hn^u^ses, Al present I am inctined to coDBidei e as a S^xion of 

 Ui tit C'du q{ a~Ttt. 



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Etin. ve«tt Tnm,, e«ff. Mab T*'/«j e« Toi!., enont?, Tol , until, y^nfu Kar., 

 eniniM/i T-^i, The rooi appearj. to be en, ct, jnitied in amnr* of the term?, vf 

 jiei in all, lo anoiher panicle. I inciine w conpitler (he lerm ttn Jormed hnm. 

 2, ID, bv ag-jrlU'inatioD. » common m'ule of fbrminf S in alliefi, Asiiilic ian- 

 guages (Utfriati &c.) If Uii* la the eii. ct, representt g (erti, r^n, y^d or 

 en) and thf* definilive finals repre»p«t 10, by vneaiic refleciion or harmony. 

 Kar. een^fM, 10 fJa-^K; Tel, )J eni mi-rf;, 10 parf/,- Mai. 8 efa, !0 pa- 

 tta Tilt imi and «7nc of Telogu and Tuluvi may pignily sbnrt of,/', 



lesd", or pome o'her icrm indicann^ tba' the numtier is 2 phorr of lO, or 

 tbf^y iTiay nierety be t[ie of 1ft traiishirineJti by flie pbonenc action of iba 

 adjacem sound*. Thu^ <n UiP liigbly harmonic Tel. C-om-mirfi Ml. uiaj 

 hare been i-m-b\du t*ota-bicff) aail liien more eupbODically ^-om-miJi. 



On-barffi, orr-baA?jrfu Tam., otn-bacfe MaJ,, oram-bo Tab, om-bn^ 

 Tod.. Qm-iihaf(u Kar , i-'^ti\-niidi Teb 



ThPKC words ^re 1, 10. i. e 1 abort of If). The Te'Mgn and TnTara 

 prcfi.v and iiifi'* a defitiilive iti om 1, (on racdiSefl by b) Th* Telngii 

 terrn is formed like r^at for 8, and as om ia ime^^uiracally it sirong^ 

 canfirnie the opinioo that 8 is Jormed frutn 2, 



Ten. 



Pafira. orn-pr»^"urfrt (** one. leD**) Tarn., pa /fa Mal„ port Tod., pal/a 

 Tul., paffi*, hQtlu Kar., par/i Tel. 



The root is evfdeni'y jvi, ihe poss. pn?!ff, cbaofffng in Telugu lo Jf, rh# 

 praiiommul form ot ire i>oss« pB?"f. W 'b or wi'hnut Hn* pnslf,, it is a n^>ra. 

 mnn N Aeiaticand .-Vfrican term. Af. pu^ fn^ an'^f^ Jul^J^uk S^c^ i/ietf 

 (Coptic) I iSaoiOiede hit tfi, het (Cu*ptjc,) 



