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Notes. 



(I.) {§) (i) before dnr 1 lis sounded like u ; as s5© leave, 

 is pronounced vudu, not vidu. 



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

 iih, as (sS® a house, is pronounced vilhdu, and not vidu. 



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

 <5T like ye. Thus grrfl a tank is and not 6ri % though the latter 

 form should be adopted in a Glossary. 



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

 Goethe. As Qld® a rising ground, not medit, but moedu, or nearly 

 as if written in English murdoo. 



(V.) & (k) as an initial is k. Thus &(i® kddu a jungle. 

 .As a medial if alone it is g. Thus u^<sssb 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 sice. As a final wiih a 

 vowel, it is g. Thus padagu a boat. 



(VI.) hf (s) Though generally rendered by the English s 

 when it is alone, the sound is more that of ch. Thus Q&vu 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 

 ustr&uz m.asam a month. As a medial double the two form ch, as 

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

 as u® jian hunger. When # follows ro (r) it is pronounced ch. 

 As (LpLurb&l muyarki effort. This letter supplies in Tamil the 

 Sanscrit ch and s. 



(VII.) $ as an initial, is a soft like the Italian t. Thus 

 j^Gssfi tuni a piece of cloth, As a medial, or a final with a 

 vowel it is d ; thus <gs<g®j kadavu a door, $n kddu the ear. (N. 

 B. This is to be distinguished from &(t® kadu a jungle, with a 

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

 &J5$ hatti a knife. As an initial p is used for the Sanscrit d'h. 



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

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

 ld (m), as uiTLpLj pdmbu a snake. When double £ju=p, as $ul\ 

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

 LLcF=tch as LD/rilSeoLo mdtchimai, excellence. 

 ^ff=nj as ^(i^st anju five. 



/lt_=tt (harder than ^^==tt) as ^CQ-k strew altukkal a 

 sheeps foot. 



pro =tt (harder than tt) as ^{bgvi&ireb atjukkal a water 

 course. 



