Dravidians from Africa/not Europe

[Clyde A. Winters]

On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Richard M. Alderson III wrote:
 
> Clyde A. Winters writes:
>
> >This theory is not based on physical affinities, it is based on the
> >archaeological and linguistic evidence that point to Africa as the original
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >home of the Dravidian speakers.
>
> As has already been pointed out, this is a linguistics mailing list.  Please
> post citations of the linguistic evidence adduced for such a relationship,
 with
> bibliography if possible.
>
>                                                                 Rich Alderson
>
 
The citations are as follows:
 
K.P. Aravanan, Physical and cultural similarities between dravidian and
     African, <Journal of tamil studies>, No.10, (1976) pp.23-27.
U.P. Upadhyaya & S.P. Upadhyaya, les entre Kerala et l'Afrique noire tels
     qu ils..culturelles et linguistiques', Bulletin de l' Institute
     fondamental Afrique Noire, 41, no.1, 1979, pp.108-132.
U.P. Upadhyaya, Dravidian and negro african, <International Journal of
     <Dravidian Linguistics, 5 (1), (1976) pp.32-64.
C.A. Winters, The Proto-Culture of the Dravidians, Manding and sumerians,
    < Tamil Civilization>, 3 (1), (1985) pp.1-9.
C.A. Winters, "The genetic unity between the Dravidian, Elamite, manding
     and sumerian languages, <Proceedings of the Sixth International
      Symposium on Asian Studies, 1984> (pp.1413-1425). Hong Kong: Asian
      research service 1985. Vol. 5
C.A. Winters, Tamil, Sumerian, manding and the Genetic Model,
     <International Journal of Dravidian linguistics>, 18 (1), (1989)
     pp.67-91.
C.A. Winters, The Dravidian and african Languages, <International
     Journal of Dravidian Linguistics>, 23 (1), (1994) pp.34-52.
 
   The first linguist to recognize the genetic relationship between
Dravidian and African languages was the french linguist L. Homburger.
Homburger explained the close relationship between Dravidian languages and
the Bantu and west atlantic group of African languages back in the 1940's
and early 1950's.
 
Her research was confirmed by Upadhyaya, and the Senegalese linguist C.T.
N'Diaye who proved conclusively the genetic relationship between Dravidian
languages and the West atlantic group of African languages. C.A. Winters,
has discussed the proto-Indo-African terms for African and Dravidian
languages. he has also illustrated the close relationship of the Dravidian
group to Manding, Somali and Nubian.
 
 
                   Common Indo African Terms
 
English       Dravidian        Senegalese        Manding
Mother           amma              ama             ma
pregnancy        basaru              bir           bara
skin               uri               guri            guru
King              mannan          mansa             mansa
Grand             biru               bur            ba
Saliva           tuppal             tuudde           tu
boat              kulam             gaal            kulu
cultivate           bey              mbey            be
stream             kolli            kal              koli
 
Pronominal Agreement
Language        1P SG        2nd P        3rd P
Dravidian     an, naa,ne      i             a
Somali         ani          adigu        isagu
Nubian         anni            ir          tar
Bantu           ni             u            a
Manding         na, n          i            a
Hausa           na             kin          ya
Wolof           ma             ya           na
 
This is some of the evidence which supports the African origin of the
Dravidians from a linguistic perspective. Please refer to the articles
listed above for more information of this most interesting topic.
 
For information on the Dravidian settlement of East Asia and migration
into South India from South East Asia please refer to the following
article:
 
C.A. Winters, "The Far eastern Origin of the Tamils", <Journal of Tamil
     Studies>, no. 27, (1985) pp.65-92.
 
 
I hope this information can help you in understanding the African origin
of the Dravidian speaking people from a linguistic standpoint.
 
C.A. Winters