Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s3.t2: 7.2.2 Consonants (mey)
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s3.t2
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7.2.2 Consonants (mey)
c27.s3.t2.1
| | Stops (*valliṉam*) | Nasals (*melliṉam*) | Liquids (*iṭaiyiṉam*) |
| Velar | *k* | *ṅ* | |
| Palatal | *c* | *ñ* | *y* |
| Retroflex | *ṭ* | *ṇ* | *ḷ* *ḻ* |
| Alveolar | *ṟ* | *ṉ* | *r* *l* |
| Dental | *t* | *n* | |
| Labial | *p* | *m* | *v* |
c27.s3.t2.2
The velar nasal *ṅ* occurs in the Corpus only as an allophone of *m* before *-k* in sandhi. (e.g.) *peruṅkaṭuṅkōṉ* (*perum* + *kaṭum* + *kōṉ*) 'a personal name' (61.9).