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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *nīm
Meaning : you (pl.)
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : nīm (obl. nim-)
Toda : nɨm (obl. nɨm-)
Notes : Toda nɨm by analogy with the oblique stem.
Number in DED : 3688
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *njīm (*njīvir)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : nīm, nīr, nīyir, nīvir, nīŋkaḷ (obl. Old Ta. num-, mod. Ta. um-, uŋkaḷ-)
Tamil meaning : you (pl.)
Tamil derivates : nīr you (sg. hon.); numan_ your relation, party or associate
Malayalam : niŋŋaḷ (obl. niŋŋaḷ-)
Malayalam meaning : you (pl.)
Kannada : nīm, nīvu, nīngaḷ (obl. nim(m)-)
Kannada meaning : you (pl.)
Kodagu : niŋga (obl. niŋga-)
Kodagu meaning : you (pl.)
Tulu : īrụ, nikuḷu
Tulu meaning : you (pl.) (also obl.)
Proto-Nilgiri : *nīm
Number in DED : 3688
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *njīm
Meaning : you (pl.)
Proto-South Dravidian: *njīm (*njīvir)
Proto-Telugu : *īr-u (obl. *mī-)
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *njīm/*njīr (obl. *im-)
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñīm, *ñīmir- (obl. *mī-)
Proto-North Dravidian : *nīm (obl. *nim-)
Brahui : num (obl. num-)
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,dravet-bra,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *īr-u (obl. *mī-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : īru (obl. mī-, mim-)
Dialectal forms (1) : mīru
Number in DED : 3688
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_2,telet-dednum,

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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *njīm/*njīr (obl. *im-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : nīr (obl. im-)
Naikri : nīr
Naiki : īm (obl. im-)
Parji : īm (obl. im-)
Ollari Gadba : īm (obl. im-)
Salur Gadba : īm (obl. imm-)
Number in DED : 3688
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ñīm, *ñīmir- (obl. *mī-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *ñim-āṭ (obl. *mī-)
Konda : mīr(u)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *ēm (obl. *mī-)
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nmīr-u/*mīmb-u
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *ñim-āṭ (obl. *mī-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : immaṭ (obl. mī-)
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : immāṭ (obl. mī-)
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : immāṭ (obl. mī-)
Muria Gondi : nimaṭ (obl. mī-)
Maria Gondi : mīṭ (obl. mī-)
Seoni Gondi : nimeṭ (obl. mī-)
Yeotmal Gondi : imeṭ (obl. mī-)
Maria Gondi (Lind) : nīmaṭ (obl. mī-)
Adilabad Gondi : nimeṭ (obl. mī-) (SR)
Number in DED : 3688
Number in CVOTGD : 178
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_w,gonet-gondi_ph,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_s,gonet-gondi_y,gonet-gondi_l,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : mīr(u)
Meaning: you (pl.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : nīm (obl. mī-)
Number in DED : 3688
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-konda_bb,konet-dednum,

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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *ēm (obl. *mī-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : ēp, ēpeŋ (acc.-dat. miŋgeŋ, gen. mī)
Manda : īm
Notes : See *ēn for details on Manda vocalism.
Number in DED : 3688
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-notes,pemet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nmīr-u/*mīmb-u
Meaning : you (pl.)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : īru (obl. mī-)
Khuttia Kui : mīru (obl. mī-)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mīmbū (obl. mī-)
Kuwi (Schulze) : mīmbu (obl. mī-)
Sunkarametta Kuwi : mīru (obl. mī-)
Parja Kuwi : mīmbu (obl. mī-)
Kuwi (Israel) : mīmbu (obl. mī-)
Notes : It is hard to say which form was primary in PK. Both have fairly wide distributions, and both have external parallels. Probably both are archaic, maybe dialectal.
Number in DED : 3688
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuttia,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_su,kuiet-kuwi_p,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,

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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nīm (obl. *nim-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : nīm (obl. nim-)
Malto : nīm (obl. nim-)
Number in DED : 3688
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-dednum,

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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : num (obl. num-)
Meaning : you (pl.)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Number in DED : 3688
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,

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