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Is Tamil a proto language?
In some cases, the proto-form glosses differ from the species identified from archaeological sites….Crop plants.
| Common name | hyacinth bean |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lablab purpureus |
| Reconstruction level | Proto-Tamil |
| Proto-form | *ava-rai |
| Gloss of proto-form | Dolichos lablab |
What is the difference between Tamil and Dravidian?
Tamil Nadu alone is grappling with a pseudo racial-linguistic identity called “Dravidian”. Dravidian refers to the language group comprising Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tulu which are all contiguous but also includes Brahui which is spoken in the Baluch province of Pakistan. He called it Dravidian.
How will you describe the Dravidians?
The Dravidian peoples, or Dravidians, are an ethnolinguistic group living in South Asia who predominantly speak any of the Dravidian languages. There are around 245 million native speakers of Dravidian languages.
What is the meaning of Dravida?
Definition of Dravida 1 : dravidian. 2 : any of several Dravidian languages. 3 : one of the basic styles of medieval Indian architecture.
What is the Proto-Dravidian language?
It is thought to have differentiated into Proto-North Dravidian, Proto-Central Dravidian, and Proto-South Dravidian, although the date of diversification is still debated. As a proto-language, Proto-Dravidian is not itself attested in historical records. Its modern conception is based solely on reconstruction.
Who were the proto-Dravidians in India?
Indus Valley civilization sites in Saurashtra (Sorath) area of present-day Gujarat. Asko Parpola identifies Proto-Dravidians with the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) and the Meluhha people mentioned in Sumerian records. According to him, the word “Meluhha” derives from the Dravidian words mel-akam (“highland country”).
Is there a Dravidian ‘*piḷ’/’Pīl’-based root?
This paper argues that there is sufficient morphophonemic evidence of an ancient Dravidian ‘*piḷ’/‘*pīl’-based root, which meant ‘splitting/crushing’, and was semantically related to the meanings ‘tooth/tusk’.
What is the origin of the Telugu language?
The southern group consists of languages which includes Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu and others. Telugu split from Proto-Dravidian between 1500-1000 BC. So, Telugu appear in the Tamil land. Kannada split from Proto-Dravidian around 0 BC. Note that the current Chalukyas rule of Andhra than the similarity between the languages.