100 



A BRIEF SKETCH OF 



Canarese words with the exception of vogu (7) which seems to 

 be a pure Yerukala word — 



One 



Two 



Three 



Four 



Five 



Six 



Seven 



ondu. 



rendu. 



mudu. 



nalugu. 



anju. 



aru. 



ogu. 



Eight 



Nine 



Ten 



Twenty 



Thirty 



Forty 



ottu. 



ombadu. 



pottu. 



iruvadu. 



muppadu. 



naluvadu . 



The Yerukala people in this part of the country do not seem 

 to have words for numerals over forty. 



The demonstrative pronouns are — 



Singular. 



ad. 

 id. 

 ed. 



I see a horse 

 You see a horse 



Yesterday 



The day before yesterday 



Plural. 



nangalu . . (patiketikkiro). 

 ningalu . . (patiketikkiramga). 

 ayyalu . . (patiketikkirum). 



Present. 



akudirinapatiketikkirg. 

 nlvukudirinapatiketikkira, 

 adkudirinapatiketikkira. 

 necu. 



mundun&cu. 



1. ngkudirina 



2. nlvu 



3. ad 



1. nekudirina 



2. nlvu 



3. ad 

 to eat 



Past. 



pate 

 pata 

 patca 



nangalu 

 ningalu 

 ayyalu 



Future. 



pakka 

 pakaku 



nangalu 

 ningalu 

 ayyalu 



pato. 



pataiiga. 



patcum. 



mga. 

 pakakum. 



1. n6 sdru 



2. nlvu 



3. ad 



1. ne soru 



2. nlvu 



3. ad 



Present. 



unduketikkire . . nangalu 

 unduketikkira . . ningalu 

 unduketikkiru , , ayyalu 



unde 

 unda 

 undcu 



Past. 



nangalu 

 ningalu 

 ayyalu 



unduketikkiro. 

 u nduketikkiramga . 

 u n d uke ti kkirum . 



undo. 



undunga. 



undcum. 



1. ne 



2. nlvu 



3. ad 



uhke 

 unka 

 uhgama 



Future. 



nangalu 

 ningalu 

 ayyalu 



unko. 



unkanga. 



uAgakum. 



