Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nīn

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

*nīn

1. you,second person singular pronoun

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Southern I:
    • Tulu: ಈ (ī)
    • Tamil-Kannada
      • Old Kannada: ನೀನ್ (nīn)
        • Kannada: ನೀನು (nīnu)
      • Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀻 (nī)
        • Aranadan: നീൻ
        • Malayalam: നീ (nī)
        • Tamil: நீ (nī)
  • Southern II:
    • Telugu: నీవు (nīvu), నువ్వు (nuvvu)
    • Gondi: నిమ్మె (nimme​)

• Central
  • Kolami: इन्, ఇన్ (in)
  • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (niv)
  • Ollari: [script needed] (īn)

• Northern
  • Brahui: نی (nī)
  • Kurukh: नीन (nīn)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: नीन (nín)

Also see

Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns

				singular	plural
1st person			exclusive	*yĀn	*yĀm
			inclusive		*ñām
			reflexive	*tān	*tām
2nd person				*nīn	*nīm
3rd person			masculine	*iwanṯu (proximal) *uwanṯu (yonder) *awanṯu (distal) *yĀwanṯu (interrogative)	*iwar (proximal) *uwar (yonder) *awar (distal) *yĀwar (interrogative)
			feminine	*iwaḷ (proximal) *uwaḷ (yonder) *awaḷ (distal) *yĀwaḷ (interrogative)
			non-human	*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.