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The rules of pronunciation given in the Tolkāppiyam, a text on the grammar of old Tamil, says that the āytam in old Tamil patterned with semivowels and it occurred after a short vowel and before a stop; it either lengthened the previous vowel, geminated the stop or was lost if the following segment is phonetically voiced in the environment. [26]
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[2] [3] They also form part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. [4] They are reputed as a ritually and numerically dominant caste in the Northern Sri Lankan society, who have contributed among the political elites of the Sri Lankan Tamils. [5] Many of the Tamil Mudaliyars, a high colonial rank, were drawn from the Vellalar caste. [6]
Vellalar is a group of castes in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. [a] [b] [c] The Vellalar are members of several endogamous [d] [e] castes such as the numerically strong Arunattu Vellalar, Chozhia Vellalar, Karkarthar Vellalar, Kongu Vellalar, Thuluva Vellalar and Sri Lankan Vellalar. [9] [10]
This chart provides audio examples for phonetic vowel symbols. The symbols shown include those in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and added material. The chart is based on the official IPA vowel chart. [1] The International Phonetic Alphabet is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet.
Some castes considered to be left-handed in some areas were regarded as right-handed in others and vice versa. [4] Roughly speaking, the Valangai or right-handed faction was made up of castes with an agricultural basis while the Idangai was made of metal workers, weavers, etc. i.e. castes involved in manufacturing. [ 5 ]
K. Kaarkaathaar; Kadaiyar; Kadia (Muslim) Kadia Kumbhar; Kaikadi people; Kaikalas; Kalabaz; Kalari Panicker; Kalingi; Kalita (caste) Kalwar (caste) Kamar (caste) Mukguhar
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