𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰

Old Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀn.

Pronoun

𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰 (yāṉ)

1. I

Descendants

• Malayalam: ഏൻ (ēṉ)
• Tamiloid:
  • Mannan: ഏൻ (ēṉ), ஏன் (ēṉ)
  • Tamil: யான் (yāṉ)

See also

Old Tamil personal pronouns

				singular	plural
1st person			exclusive	𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰 (yāṉ), 𑀦𑀸𑀷𑁰 (nāṉ)	𑀬𑀸𑀫𑁰 (yām)
			inclusive		𑀦𑀸𑀫𑁰 (nām)
			reflexive	𑀢𑀸𑀷𑁰 (tāṉ)	𑀢𑀸𑀫𑁰 (tām)
2nd person				𑀦𑀻 (nī)	𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 (nīr), 𑀦𑀻𑀬𑀺𑀭𑁰 (nīyir), 𑀦𑀻𑀯𑀺𑀭𑁰 (nīvir)
3rd person			masculine	𑀇𑀯𑀷𑁰 (ivaṉ) (proximal) 𑀉𑀯𑀷𑁰 (uvaṉ) (yonder) 𑀅𑀯𑀷𑁰 (avaṉ) (distal) 𑁱𑀯𑀷𑁰 (evaṉ) (interrogative)	𑀇𑀯𑀭𑁰 (ivar) (proximal) 𑀉𑀯𑀭𑁰 (uvar) (yonder) 𑀅𑀯𑀭𑁰 (avar) (distal) 𑁱𑀯𑀭𑁰 (evar) (interrogative)
			feminine	𑀇𑀯𑀴𑁰 (ivaḷ) (proximal) 𑀉𑀯𑀴𑁰 (uvaḷ) (yonder) 𑀅𑀯𑀴𑁰 (avaḷ) (distal) 𑁱𑀯𑀴𑁰 (evaḷ) (interrogative)
			non-human	𑀇𑀢𑀼 (itu) (proximal) 𑀉𑀢𑀼 (utu) (yonder) 𑀅𑀢𑀼 (atu) (distal) 𑁱𑀢𑀼 (etu) (interrogative)	𑀇𑀯𑁃 (ivai) (proximal) 𑀉𑀯𑁃 (uvai) (yonder) 𑀅𑀯𑁃 (avai) (distal) 𑁱𑀯𑁃 (evai) (interrogative)

References

• Wilden, Eva (2018) “𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰”, in GRAMMAR OF OLD TAMIL FOR STUDENTS 1st Edition‎^[1], French Institute of Pondicherry
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[2], Language in India