Proto-Gondi : *arjil
Meaning : udder; chest
Betul Gondi : aṛīl "udder"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : aṛīl "udder"
Gommu Gondi : arūli "chest of body"
Maria Gondi : ariyul "chest of body"
Koya Gondi : ariyul "chest of body"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : arayul "chest of body"
Adilabad Gondi : aril "chest of body"
Notes : Retroflex articulation in Betul and Mandla is strange and probably erroneous. Various epenthetic vowels in different dialects are due to developments *arjil > *arijl > *arijVl, on one side, and *arjil > *arVjil > *arVjl > *arVjVl, on the other.
Number in DED : 200
Number in CVOTGD : 76
