List of Tamil words in Dumagat [ Casiguran] language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
List of Tamil words in Dumagat [ Casiguran] language
by
Dr. Variankaval Ramsamy Annadurai; MD; DPM;
Casiguran Dumagat Agta, also known as Casiguran Agta (after the endonym Agta, the name which the people call themselves and their language), is a North eastern Luzon language spoken in the northern Philippines. It is spoken by around 610 speakers, most of whom live in the San Ildefonso Peninsula, across the bay from Casiguran, Aurora.
The language was first documented in 1936 by Christian missionaries. There are many surviving works of Father Morice Vanoverbergh that document the language. Although the language has gone through rapid cultural change since his early work, the father’s writings still give a window of insight into what the language and the culture of the people was. Since then it has been continually documented by SIL linguists like Thomas and Janet Headland (Lobel 2013:88). A New Testament translation was published in 1979, called Bigu a Tipan: I mahusay a baheta para ta panahun tam. Among the languages spoken by Philippine "Negrito" populations, Casiguran Dumagat Agta has been one of the most extensively studied varieties.
Casiguran Dumagat is closely related to Dupaningan Agta, Pahanan Agta (near Palanan town), Paranan (the non-Agta language of Palanan town), and Dinapigue Agta. A dialect called Nagtipunan Agta was discovered by Jason Lobel and Laura Robinson in Nagtipunan, Quirino in 2006 (Lobel 2013:88).
Casiguran Agta has been described as having eight vowel sounds, compared to the usual four in most Philippine languages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casiguran_Dumagat_Agta
Clues to read Casiguran words into Tamil
Letter ‘k’ = ‘v’; v= ‘ka’; letter ‘Ra’= ‘la’.
Add vowels then and there.
Letter ’p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted /added or exchanged.
Add letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there.
A consonant letter can be read more than once.
If a same letter occurs consecutively more than once it can be read as a single letter.
By jumbling the letters of the given Casiguran word, a Tamil word can be derived.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ref- A Dumagat [ Casiguran] -English Dictionary by Thomas Headland and Janet d. Headland.
English – Casiguran- Tamil
*1.to meet- abut- paaththidu
2.to study- adal- oaathuthal; padiththal .
*3. far/ distant- adeyo- etta
4.back / body- adeg- muthuku
*5. beg- aged- kai edu
*6.to slap- adul –adiththal
*7.to increase- adu –yaeththu
8.to save someone’s life- agaw- kaakka
9.to speak Dumagat language- agta- kathai
*10.to jump- agwad- kuthi
11.older sibling- aka- akka/ elder sister; kaakkaiyan /elder brother.
12.to transfer something from one place to another place- akot- akaththu
*13.aunt- dada- aththai
*14.father- ama- amman
*15.uncle- amay – maama
*16.mother- ana- annai
17.leader /head- amo- mun ; munni .
*18.what -anya- enna
*19.bile-apdu – piththam
20.gall- apdu – piththa pai ; pai- bag ; piththam- bile .
*21. to plough [Sp] – aradu – yaeru oaattu ; yaeru- a plough; oaattu- drive.
22.die- ate- madi
23. to give- ated- thanthidu
24.unripe- ata- muththaathu
25.to torment- atag- theenkku
*26. village/ small town – bariyo- paer uoor/ big village; periya- big; uoor- village; puram- village.
*27.small house- ba raka- purai akam
28. to feel with hands- bate- thottu paathtidu
*29.pulled tight- batak- pidikka
30. policeman’s club- batuta- thadi / stick
31.to hit with policeman’s club- batuta- thadi adi;adi- hit.
*32.to jump backwards- bengtol – pinnae kuthiththal; pinn- back; kuthiththal- jumping.
*33.species of lizard- belo - palli
34.to poke a hole / in a paper – betyak- oaattai poaduka ; letters are read more than once; oaattai- hole; poaduka- to make.
35.to lie- biru – poei urai; poei – a lie; urai-tell.
36.house- bile- il
*37.to share- bingay- pangu /share
38.to visit someone / to call someone- bi sita- paaththidu
39.to look over /a piece land- bistu – paaththidu
40.to speak in loud voice- boses- oaasai ya paesu ; oaasai yaa- noisy ;paesu- speak ; letters are jumbled.
*41.to defeat- daig – thoakka ;thoakka adikka ; letters are read more than once .
*42.infant/ baby- bulol- pillai
43.torch / made of palm leaves- bunot- thee pantham
*44.to struggle- dale – thaththali
*45.to attack- dale- adiththal
46.to attack- duklos- thaakkuthal
*47.adjacent to/ nearby - datig- aduththathaaka
*48.cheat- daya- thettu
*49.to praise- deyo –thuthi
50.to pound rice- des des- idiththidu
*51.to hit the mark /shooting/ throwing- delo – adiththal ; yeithiduthal .
*52.tongue- dila- thaal
*53.something to be shining- dile- thazhalthal ; letters are read more than once; daal adiththal; letters are read more than once..
54.water- dinom – thanni
55.the first- ditol – muthal
56.to sleep together- dudug- onnaa thoonkka ; thoonnka- to sleep; onnaa- together.
57.to build fire- dukot- thee iduka; thee- fire; iduka- make; letters are jumbled.
58.amorous embracing- egidi – katti anai
*59.to pull- eloy- ezhu
60.to suffocate- emot- moochchu mutta
*61.to have sexual intercourse- eyot- oaaththidu ; yaeththidu/ mount .
*62.to tie vines in a tree /to lean against-- gadi gadi- kodi kattu ; kodi- vine; kattu- tie.
*63.to beat with a stick – gahoti – kattai adi; kattai- stick; adi- to beat.
64.type of skin fungus- gales- kaalan/ fungus
65.kind of mountain rice -galo – kalamam / paddy
*66.a vine- gawed- kodi
*67.to tie - gepet- kattu
68.gold- gantu – kantham
*69.itchy- gitel- kadiththal
*70.to howl / dog - gol gol – kulai
*71.tumult- gulo – kalakam
*72.a line/ mark – guhit- koadu
*73.to draw a line- guhit –koadu idu
74.to mix/ mingle- halo-kala; letter ‘h’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
*75.to destroy- hukat- kedu
*76.to go away/ leave - ibut- poaeidu
*77.throw away- ibut- poadu
*78.to go/ leave-ikad - yaekidu
*79.rope- igut- kadam
*80.to sit down – iknod- kunthu
*81.to cough – ikeh –kakka
82.clip/ clasp- ipit - pidippi
83.cockroach- ipes –poochchi/ insect
84.sword-ispada- patta
85.corner-iskina- koanam
*86.to find- ita- thaedu
87.to lead someone with hand/ to walk hand in hand- kabit -kai pidiththu adi edu ; letters are read more than once; kai- hand; pidi- hold; adi edu /take a step .
*88.to bite- kaget- kadi
89.to dry something/ under the sun- kag kag- kaaikai
*90.to tear down – kalas- kizhi
*91.to set up a trap- kana- kanni/ trap
*92.to hold- kapit -kai paththu
*93.to hook- kapit –kokki poadu ; kokki- a hook ;poadu- make.
*94.to handle with hands/ to touch - kapot –kai poadu ; kai- hand.
*95.meat – karne [Sp] – kari uoon
96.turtle- kara- surukki; letters are in reversed order; koorma.
97.wedding- kasal-kaliyaanam
*98.cot – katrr[ Sp] – kattir
*99.to take the sticks away from the fire- kayat- kattai yaei edu;kattai- wood; edu-take.
*100.knife- kadut- kaththi
*101.to put one’s hand into a hole- kel bot- kuzhiyil kai poadu; lettes are read more than once; kuzhi- hole; kai- hand; poadu- place.
*102.to scream- kehad- kaththu ;koovidu ; ka= va; va= ka.
*103.the guttural sound of a monkey – kere- kor kor
*104.to bite- keteb- kadi
*105.to become small/ little- ketihek- kutti aakku
*106.small/ little- kitek – kuttiyaaka
*107.hard/ solid- ketog- kettiyaaka
*108.to cut- ketol – kaathuthal
*109.to chop- ketol – koththuthal
*110.to rattle- kihot kihot- kada kada kka
111.eyelash – kimat- kann imai mudi ; letters are read more than once; kann- eye; imai- eyelid; mudi- hair.
112.to cut the leaves with a knife- kitid- kaththi kondu kaathidu ; letters are read more than once; kaththi- knife; kaathidu- to cut ; kondu- with
*113.to tie a small bundle- kitel -kattuthal/ to bundle
114.to scoop out with a hand- kokot- kai kondu kudaiya ; letters are read more than once; kai- hand; kondu- with kudaiya -to scoop
115.to cut logs- korti – keeridu/ cut
116.loose / of wood that is not tied down – kuyat- kattai yaei kattaathu ; letters are read more than once; kattai- wood; kattaathu- not tied.
117.to crush/ leaves- kuyes kuyes- kasakku
*118.dirty- lege- azhukkaa/ dirty; azhukku /dirt.
119.to shed tears- lewa- azhuva/ to weep / wail
120.to tell someone to look at something which is not there- padeto – paaththidu / to see
121.arrow- pana- paanam
*122.species of sharp grass- peles- pul / grass
*123.species of insect- pesah – poochchi/ insect
124.to crack- petak – udaikai
*125.to tear- pisad- pichchidu
126.section/ compartment- pitak- pakuthi ; letters are jumbled.
*127.throb- pitek- pitek – thudikka thudikka
128.nest- pugad- koodu
129.storm – pu gada- puyal kaaththu
*130.to close off /fence - sada- saaththu
131.to close/ door- seradu-saaththuthar; letters are jumbled.
132.to be touching -sadet - thottida
133.to talk /saying - salita- sollidu / tell ;solliyathu- said.
134.enough- sapat - poathiya
135.to slap with the open palm -yabat -appidu ; adi .
136.to destroy- seda- saetham/ damage
137.to break- seda- udai.
*138.torch- sulo – sool
*139.fat / chubby- tabi – thadippu
140.to chop into pieces- tadtad -thundu thundu aa idu ;thundu- a piece; idu- make.
*141.to pour/ liquid- tagay- uooththuka
*142.to pour out- titi – uooththu
*143.to lie down – tidug- padukka ;adaika .
*144.to be sleepy- tongko thoonkkukai / sleeping
*145.hole- tiyo- oaattai
*146.make a hole- tiyo –oaattai idu
147.to reach for something with a stick /to knock out a fruit from a tree -tokho- etti adikka ; letters are read more than once; ettuka- to reach ;adikka- to strike.
*148.to build up fire- tolo - thee iduthal
*149.to burn – tutod- thee idu ; thee- fire; idu- make.
*150.to string together- tuhok – thodukka
151.to drip - tuhog- sottuka
*152.to knock/ door- tuk tuk – thakku takkunnu thattuka ;thattuka/ knock .
*153.to pound/ bark- tuto- idiththidu / pound
154.rain- uden – nedumi ; letters are in reversed order; thanni- water.
*155.resemblance- ubet- oppudaiya
156.female genitalia- ubet- pundai
157.stutter- utal- naa thattuthal ; naa- tongue .
158.to stamp on- yudak- mithikka
159.birth- anak- eenuka/ to give birth
*160.cloud- kunem – konmu
161.cloth /white- manta- mundu
*162.clothe- badu –patti; padaam / cloth
*163.go- ange- neenkku
*164.girl- anak- nankkai
165.get- dikep –adaika
166.illness- saket- kida paadu ; suka [Skt] kaedu
167.injure-saket- kaayam adaiya / get injured; kaayam- injury; adaiya- to have.
168.invite- kom bida- kooppida
*169.leave- bakwet- poakida
*170.mango- mangaa- maankkaa
171.marry- paket- kattu
172.menstruation- diga- theetu adaika /to have menses; theettu- mensus; adaika -to have.
*173.pretty- mahl- maalai ; mallal / beauty
*174.see- peta- paaththidu
175.sew- darop – theiththar
*176.sister- aka- akka / elder sister
177.small parrot -kula sisi – sinna kili ; letters are jumbled; sinna- small; kili- parrot
*178.split- pilak – pilakka
*179.spit- tapha- thuppu
180.steal- tako- edukka /take; suduka.
*181.stretch -enad- neettu
*182.stretch - ontayad- neettiththidu
*183.sunset- sahakay- saaikai
184.sun- bilag- pakaloan ; letters are jumbled.
*185.tie- igut- kattu
*186.tight- piit –pidiththida
187.time- oras- oaarai
188.tired- pagel- kalaippu ; letters are jumbled.
189.towel- twalya- thuvaalai
*190.trouble- gulo - kai alai
*191.wake up- lakag- ezhuka
*192.wear- badu – poadu ; poonidu ; uduththu .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
| 
