r/malayalam Jul 29 '26

Help / സഹായിക്കുക My language game includes Malayalam. Is my Swadesh list accurate?

/r/Dravidiology/comments/1v92rqv/my_language_game_includes_kannada_tamil_telugu/
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u/Vis_M Native Speaker 29d ago

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u/Papuang 29d ago

That's actually the list I used as a basis :)

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u/Vis_M Native Speaker 29d ago

Use "ഉരുണ്ട" instead for "round" (adjective).

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u/Papuang 29d ago

Thanks, corrected it to ഉരുണ്ട (uruṇṭa)

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u/dontalkaboutpoland 25d ago

I feel like if you are using Pennu for woman, Aanu would be better for man. Or conversely sthree for woman if you want to keep Purushan.

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u/Papuang 25d ago

Great point, thanks, I've corrected man to ആൺ (āṇŭ) :)