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Image copyright status in Madurai article

Can you please update the image with it's copyright status? The referenced site seems to suggest that the photo might not be released under any of the licenses that would allow us to use it. Refer to WP:IUP for more information. Calvinkrishy 13:18, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

Madurai

Hi, I've replied your queries at Talk:Madurai. Also, I wish to bring Madurai to a featured article status by following the guidelines at Wikipedia:Wikiproject Indian cities. Can we do that? -- Sundar \talk \contribs July 8, 2005 05:26 (UTC)

100-word list for Sourashtri

Good day! Could you help me and provide Sourashtri translations for the following 100 basic word. If there are sinonyms or known dialectal variants provide them with comments if possible. Also please indicate if you know that certain words are borrowing. You can fill in right here and then I can delete the list form here or you could save it in archive if you like. Thank you in advance! --Koryakov Yuri 12:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Hi Yuri! I will be glad to help you with this. However, I'm not sure how to get the sounds across to you. As I'm not familiar with IPA, I have used a phonetic scheme commonly used to represent Sourashtra sounds. In this scheme,

  • When a vowel is stressed, it's capitalized.
  • The consonant 'k' is used in place of hard 'c' sounds.
  • The consonants 't' and 'd' are never sharp unless specified and are pronounced more like in Romance languages.
  • The vowel 'a', unlike in English where it's pronounced 'ey', has a simple 'a' sound.
  • Similarly, the vowel 'u' doesn't morph into an 'a' sound as it sometimes does in English and normally has an 'oo' sound.
  • Other vowels: 'i' has an 'e' sound; 'e' is pronounced 'ay'.


  • I, me – mI (mee)
  • thou (you, 2nd sg) – tumhI (tumhee)

Note: Modern English uses 'you' to refer to second person singular as well as plural. As you've noted, 'thou' used to be used for second singular, but no longer. Besides, 'you' also multitasks while addressing strangers or with respect. Sourashtra, unlike English, but more like Romance languages, has the following forms for singular, plural, and respectful in second person.

Singular & familiar - tu
Singular & respectful - tumhI
Plural & familiar, Plural & respectful - tumhI

  • we – amhI (amhee)
  • this – ellE (el-ley) (Madurai dialect - MDU), iyo (Dindigul dialect - DGL)
  • that – tellE (not tell-e, but thel-ley) (MDU), tyo (DGL)
  • who? – kOn
  • what? – kAi, kAya
  • not – nhI (nhee)
  • all – askI (not ask-I, but askee)
  • many – jhukU
  • one – ontyO (sharp 't')
  • two – diyyO
  • big – mothO
  • long – lambU (not lamb-YOU, but lamboo)
  • small – nhannO
  • woman – beil menik (MDU), beil meni (DGL)
  • man (adult male) – dalla menik (MDU), dalla meni (DGL)
  • man (human being) – menik, menkO (both MDU), meniv (DGL)
  • fish – mhali
  • bird – pakshi (Not commonly used; instead the borrowed Tamil equivalent 'paravai' is used.)
  • dog – sunO
  • louse – (Was that house?) - ghEr
  • tree – jhAd (sharp 'd')
  • seed – vithU
  • leaf – pAn
  • root – mUl
  • bark (of a tree) – Word extinct in modern Sourashtra. Equivalent Tamil word 'pattai' is used.
  • skin – toudO (sharp 'd')
  • meat (flesh) – chainO (to refer to mutton), kendO (Human flesh)
  • blood – regat
  • bone – hadkO (sharp 'd')
  • fat – mandO
  • egg – andO (sharp 'd')
  • horn – Word extinct in modern Sourashtra. Equivalent Tamil word 'konbu' is used.
  • tail – pusidi (sharp 'd')
  • feather (of a bird) – rekkE
  • hair – khesh
  • head – doskO
  • ear – kAn
  • eye – dolO
  • nose – nAg
  • mouth – tOn
  • tooth – dAt
  • tongue – jIb
  • claw (nail) – neku
  • foot – paulO
  • knee – gutkO (sharp 't')
  • hand – hAt
  • belly – pOd (sharp 'd')
  • neck – gelO
  • breast(s) (of a woman) – dudO
  • heart – hEm
  • liver – tilji, kajali
  • drink (verb) – pE
  • eat (verb) – khA
  • bite (verb) – chAu
  • see (verb) – sA
  • hear (verb) – aik
  • know (verb) – kalAd (sharp 'd')
  • sleep (verb) – inji
  • die (verb) – mOr
  • kill (verb) – mOrAd (sharp 'd')
  • swim (verb) – Verb extinct. Tamil equivalent 'nInd' is used.
  • fly (verb) – hUd (sharp 'd')
  • walk/go (verb) – chAl
  • come (verb) – Av
  • lie (down) (verb) – pOd (lie), khalla pOd (sharp 'd')
  • sit (verb) – bIs
  • stand (verb) – nhibbI
  • give (verb) – dE
  • say (verb) – mhEn, sang (tell)
  • sun – surit
  • moon – chendAm
  • star – natchatru
  • water – pani
  • rain – pOus
  • stone – gundO (Crude stone), deidO (Carved stone)
  • sand – matti
  • earth – bhUyi, bhOyi (Ground), bhUmi (Earth as a whole)
  • cloud – mEg
  • smoke – dhUm
  • fire – hulO (MDU), istav (DGL)
  • ash – asti (To refer to remains after cremation), rAk (To refer to remains of burnt coal or wood)
  • burn (trans. verb) – jEl
  • road (path) – vAd (sharp 'd')
  • mountain – dongar
  • red – lhovO (MDU), rhovO (DGL)
  • green – pachE (Borrowed from Tamil)
  • yellow – manjal (Borrowed from Tamil)
  • white – hujAl
  • black – kalO
  • night – rAt
  • warm (hot) – hunnO
  • cold – sullO
  • full – bhOr
  • new – novvO
  • good – chokat (sharp 't')
  • round – vattam (Borrowed from Tamil)
  • dry – sukhi
  • name – nAv

Hope it helps. Please revert if you have any questions.
Elviajero 18:38, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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