Kodava Thakk Padipo – Session 2

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

Learning Notes for Session-2

Lesson-4

Greetings 

How are you? We are fine: ninga ennane uLLiira? nanga chaayi’l (chaayith???) uNd

         We can start this lesson off by asking the students off how they are, by using ninga ennane uLLiira? 

                  Breaking it down: 

ninga = you (pl.) 

ennane = how 

uLLiira = [you] are. 

Response: nanga chaayi’l uNd

         Breaking it down: 

nanga = we 

chaayi’l = well 

uNd = [we] are  

                  OR

         naan chaayi’l uLL.

         Breaking it down: 

naan = I 

chaayi’l = well, 

uLL = I am

enn visheasha?: what news?

niida pedha entha?

         niida = your, pedha = name, entha = what

naada pedha ____.

         naada = my

This and that:

adh/idh/entha/eadh

adh = that (over there, the object farther away)

idh = this (over here, the closer object)

entha? = what?

eadh? = which?

eadh questions: 

• idh/adh eadh? -> what is this/that?
• idh/adh oar _____. -> This is a _____.

adh/idh question: 

example: (showing a banana that is closer (idh) and a jackfruit that is farther away (adh)) eadh chekke? 

                  — answer: adh

Household objects:

        

mane	house
kuppi	jar
spice containers	masaale dabbi
muLL chamcha	fork
chamcha	spoon
kurchi	chair
chatti	pot(s) and/or pan(s)
thatte	plate
kaikaNe	ladles, serving spoons
boLcha	lamp

 

Lesson-5

Fruits:

        

paNN	fruit
baaLe paNN	banana
baaLe koad	single banana
baaLe chipp	banana hand
baaLe kole	banana bunch
baaLe mara	banana tree
baaLe kaamb	banana stem
baaLe puu	banana flower
puLi	orange
puLi choLe	orange segment
puLi mara	orange tree
chekke	jackfruit
chekke choLe	jackfruit pod
chekke kuru	jackfruit seed
chekke mara	jackfruit tree
maange	mango
paNN maange	ripe mango
piiche maange	raw/unripe mango
aaNdi	mango stone/pit
maange mara	mango tree
chorange	lime
chorange mara	lime tree

 

Lesson-6 

Numbers 11-20: 

 

pannandh	11
panneraNd	12
padhimuundh	13
padhnaal	14
padhnanji	15
padhnaar	16
padhnêêL	17
padhnêtt?	18
pathoyimbadh	19
iruwadh	20

 

Homework: Find a household object, or fruit and be prepared to share what it is (just a simple sentence!). For example: 

         idh oar baaLe, idh oar paathre, idh oar kurchi, etc.