Pronouns in Tulu

Subjective Pronouns:

Person.
Singular.
Plural.
Plural. (to give respect)



First Person.



yAn-I

enkulu-We (the person to whom spoken is not included)
nama – We (the person to whom spoken also included)




n/a

Second Person.


I - you

nikulu - you

Ir – you


Third Person.

Gender
Proximate.
Remote.
Proximate.
Remote.
Proximate.
Remote.
Masc.

imbe-He
Aye-He

mokulu-They

akulu-They

mEr/imber-They

Ar-They
Fem.
mOlu/imbal-she
Al-she
Neut.
undu/indu-this
av-it
undekulu/
nEkulu-They
aikulu-They
n/a
n/a

Interrogative Pronouns:

Tulu

Kannada

English

dAda

Enu

What

enchina

Enu / entadu

What

Er

yAru

Who

ov

yAvudu

Which one


Indefinite pronouns:

Tulu

Kannada

English

dAla

EnU

Anything

dAdANDala

EnAdarU

Anything / Something

dAdana

EnO

Something

Erla

yArU

Anyone

EraNDala

yArAdarU

Anyone / Someone

Era

yArO

Someone

ovla

yAvudU

Anything

ovvANDala

yAvudAdarU

Anything

ovva

yAvudO

Something

oriye

obba

One person (M)

orti

obbaLu

One person (F)

onji

ondu

One thing

kuDonji

innondu

Another thing

kuDoriye

innobba

Another Person (M)

kuDorti

innobbaLu

Another Person (F)

mAta

ella

All

mAter

ellaru

All people

mAterla

ellArU

Everyone

mAtala

ellavU

Everything

kelavu

kelavu

Some

kelever

kelavaru

Some People

6 comments:

  1. how do you ask did you have your dinner , how are you doing ,

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    1. Did you have your dinner? - oNas ANDa?
      How are you doing? - encha ullar?

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  2. Mariyologu madmeundu ge and kappena ?
    What does it mean?

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  3. What is meaning of ullar?

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  4. Hi Kiran, could you please make a list of prepositions as well

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  5. How do you say hello everyone

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