Fw: 'Dravidian' echo-phrase pali-giri

[Mark Southern]

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>At 09:32 11/12/01 +0100, you wrote:
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>>>  I'd be very grateful it if you could forward this query to the Vyakaran
>>list.
>>>  Many thanks,
>>>  Mark Southern <m.southern at mail.utexas.edu>.
>>>
>>>  To:           VYAKARAN at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>>
>>>  Dear members of Vyakaran,
>>>
>>>  If anyone can help with the following Dravidian lexical question, I'd
>>>  appreciate it.
>>>
>>>  In researching Dravidian evidence for echo-pair formation in the
>>>  context of language contact, I came across a citation of a
>>>  'Dravidian' echo-phrase pali-giri, as an example of cross-Dravidian
>>>  echo-pair formation in gi- (no specific language attribution given).
>>>
>>>  Does pali-giri (in some Dravidian language) ring any bells with
>>>  anyone on the list?
>
>I suggest consulting the following books:
>
>1992, Anvita ABBI, Reduplication in South-Asian Languages,
>An areal, typological and historical study,
>Allied Publishers limited, New Delhi Bombay
>
>1989, Thomas MALTEN, Reduplizierte Verbalstämme in Tamil,
>Wiesbaden, Franz Steiner Verlag,
>Beiträge zur Südasien Forschung,
>Südasien-Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Band 127
>
>Best wishes
>
>-- Jean-Luc CHEVILLARD
>   (CNRS -- University Paris 7, UFR de Linguistique)
>
>>  > Better still, could you supply (1) a meaning, (2) a language?
>>>
>>>  My best (untutored) guess is that it may mean 'hodgepodge, medley',
>>>  built to Tamil/KannaDa pala 'diverse,several', but this may be wildly
>>>  off-target.
>>>
>>>  Any light you could shed would be much appreciated.
>>>
>>>  Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>  With best wishes,
>>>  Mark Southern
>>>
>>>  --
>>>  Mark Southern
>>>  Dept. of Germanic Studies
>>>  EPS 3.102
>>>  University of Texas
>>>  Austin, TX 78712
>>>  512-232-6371

--
Mark Southern
Dept. of Germanic Studies
EPS 3.102
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
512-232-6371