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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *elub-
Meaning : white ant
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : elub (pl. elbul)
Ollari Gadba : elub (pl. elbul)
Salur Gadba : ellūb (pl. elbūl)
Kondekor Gadba : elb (pl. elub)
Number in DED : 837
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *elub-
Meaning : white ant
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *elub-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *elumb-
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *elumb-
Meaning : white ant
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *elum
Konda : līm piṛku
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *līm
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *līmb-
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *elum
Meaning : white ant
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : allum
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : allum
Muria Gondi : allum
Maria Gondi : elum
Koya Gondi : elu pete
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : elum
Durg Gondi : ellum patteŋ "white ants"
Notes : External data makes us regard -um here as part of the root.
Number in DED : 837
Number in CVOTGD : 368
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : līm piṛku
Meaning: white ant
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 837
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *līm
Meaning : white ant
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : līm dār
Manda : līm
Number in DED : 837
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *līmb-
Meaning : white ant
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ḍīmbu
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : limbu "ant's earthwork"
Kuwi (Schulze) : līmpu
Sunkarametta Kuwi : līmbu
Parja Kuwi : lēmpu
Dongriya Kuwi : lēmpu
Notes : Kuwi_D and Kuwi_P probably reflect an earlier variant of this bisyllabic root, namely, *elimbu. This is quite understandable for Kuwi_D - an extremely archaic dialect which has preserved old bisyllabic roots in a much better state than others, but unexplainable for Kuwi_P; we may suggest dialectal interaction. Inlaut -mp- in some dialects is not quite clear as well.
Number in DED : 837
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