Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nīm

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Pronoun

*nīm

  1. y'all, second person plural pronoun

Descendants

  • Southern I
    • Tamil-Kannada
      • Old Kannada: ನೀವ್ (nīv)
        • Kannada: ನೀವು (nīvu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:

See also

Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive *yĀn (*yaHn) *yĀm (*yaHm)
inclusive *ñām (*ñam)
reflexive *tān (*tan) *tām (*tam)
2nd person *nīn (*nin) *nīm (*nim)
3rd person masculine *iwanṯu (proximal)
*uwanṯu (yonder)
*awanṯu (distal)
*yĀwanṯu (interrogative) 		*iwar (proximal)
*uwar (yonder)
*awar (distal)
*yĀwar (interrogative)
non-masculine *itu (proximal)
*utu (yonder)
*atu (distal)
*yĀtu (interrogative) 		*iway (proximal)
*uway (yonder)
*away (distal)
*yĀway (interrogative)

References

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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