Kodava Thakk Padipo – Session 3

The Third session of the online teaching program ‘Kodava Thakk Padipo‘.

Learning Notes for Session-3

Lesson

Phrases that we should already know:

niin ennane uLLiiya? 

naan chaayi’l/chaayith uLL.

ninga ennane uLLiira?

nanga chaayi’l/chaayith uNd.

akku: yes

ille – no

Numbers-21-30: 

Formula: iruvath (20) + number

21	iruvath ondh
22	iruvath dhaNd
23	iruvath muundh
24	iruvath naal
25	iruvath anji
26	iruvath aar
27	iruvath êêL
28	iruvath êtt
29	iruvath oyimbadh
30	nupadh

 

Food items

adige, gadhdhaLa, uuta	food
kuuL	[cooked] rice
iiruLLi	onion
joLa	corn
katti moar	yogurt
moar	buttermilk
eNNe	[cooking] oil
thenge	coconut
akki	[uncooked] rice
niir	water
thean	honey
chett	green beans
maLu	chili
neyi	ghee
beLe	Lentils
chawthe	cucumber
dhaaLimbe	pomegranate
parangi chekke	pineapple

 

Places around the house

mane	house
gode	wall
nela	floor
kidikke	window
padi	door
gudda	bathroom
meaji	table
koambare	room
adige mane	kitchen
patti	backyard
baade	hall

 

Where things are: 

elli? – where?

illi – here

alli – there

gothth ipp’k (to know):

‘k: means ‘to’. Eg. naa’k means ‘to me’.

• nin’k/nii’k gothth uNdaa? (do you/you all know?)
• naa’k/nan’k gothth uNd. (I/we know)

ipp’k: nonpast conjugations: 

echchak uNd? – How many are there? , How much is there?

ipp’k, present tense
naan	uLL i.e I am	nanga	uNd
niin	uLLiiya	ninga	uLLiira
adh/idh ããwu – he ava – she	uNd	adh’ella/idh’ella ainga – they	uNd
ipp’k, present tense negative: ille		ipp’k, present tense interrogative: uNdaa?

 

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