List of Tamil words in Kato language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
Cahto (also spelled Kato) is an extinct Athabaskan language that was formerly spoken by the Kato people of the Laytonville and Branscomb area at the head of the South Fork of the Eel River. It is one of the four languages belonging to the California Athabaskan cluster of the Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages. Most Kato speakers were bilingual in Northern Pomo and some also spoke Yuki.
Clues to read Kato words into Tamil;
Letter ‘k’ – ‘v’; ‘v’= ‘k’.
Add / change vowels then and there.
Add /delete letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there.
Letters ‘p’ and ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted / added or exchanged.
A letter can be read more than once.
If a letter occurs more than once consecutively, it has to be read only once.
Ref;
Elements of Kato language by – Pliny Earle Oddard; University of California press.
English – Kato- Tamil
*1.night- le- al
2.grass- lo- pul
3.squirrel- lon- anil; letters are in reversed order.
*4.alone- sa dun- thaniya
*5.alone- sa dunkwa – thaniyaaka
6.top- lai- maelae
*7.midway of- nite- nadu /middle
8.behind- no- pin
9.in front of- teun- munnaadi; letters are in reversed order.
*10.put in water- teno dug ge- thanni iduka- put water; thanniyil iduka- put in water.
11. he cut up- tais tats – thundiththu / cut
12.you eat- teo yan- thinnu; eat; nee thinnu you eat; nee- you.
*13.look for it- kwanote- kandidu
*14.to look- ge- kaanu
15.to look- te – paaththidu
*16.I will carry- tuege- thookka/ carry; edukka.
17.let him sleep-n to lal- nee thuyilal / you sleep; nee- you; thuyila- to sleep.
18.walk- atc-adi edu
19.we will go- gidul – yaekuthal / going
*20.to eat – yan- unnu
*21.to eat- tan- thinnu
*22.to eat- tie- thuei
23.be ashamed- yan- naanam
24.to stop crying? - yel- azhu /cry
25.to tell- luk- solluka
26.toburn- lut- thee iduthal; thee- fire; letters are in reversed order.
*27.to dance- dac- aadu
28.to go- del – poathal
*29.to rain- bil- pozhiya
30.hug- bat -anaiththu pidi
*31.to crack[ acorns]- duk- udaikka
*32.to step- tal -adi eduththal; letter is read more than once.
33.to teach- teg – oaathuvikka; ka= va; va= ka; poathikka; kaththu kodukka; letters are jumbled.
34.to jump- ton- thaandu
35.cold- tun - thanuppu
36.cold- te- thaiyam
37.water- to- thanni
38.bury- tea- puthai
39.to be blue- tso- uoothaa
40.to sting- to- theendu
41.to sting- tog- theenduka;koththa; kadi- letters are in reversed order.
*42.to cook- te-adu
43.to do- tin -thunnu
44.to fly- tag- paainthiduka
45.to fly- ta- paainthidu
46.to cut- tats- thundi ththidu
*47.to be large- tea- thotta;padaa- large/ big.
48.to be bad- tce- theethu;letter is read more than once.
49.blow/ wind- tei- adiththidu; letter is read more than once.
50.to feed- tcut- uoottu
51.to catch hold of- tei-pidi
52.to stretch – tcut - neettiththidu
53.to make- tei- seithidu
54.to thunder- get - idi idikka- letters are in reversed order; Idi- thunder.
55.to spear- get -kuththu/ spear
*56.to kill- gal- kollu
57.to sew- gat -thaikka – letters are in reversed order.
*58. bitter- kots- kaiththida
59.to float – kut -mithakka- letters are in reversed order.
*60.to bite- guts- kadi
*61.ask- kut- kaettidu
62.cough- kos- kakka ; letter is read more than once.
*63.her dress- u tani- thuni/ dress; ava thuni- her dress; ava- she/her.
*64.knife- kacte- kaththi
*65.rotten log- lue t teo- puzhuththa thadi; puzhuththa-rotten- thadi- timber.
66.south- di nuk- thekku
*67.this- di- ethu
*68.I will dance- nue dae- naan aadda; naan- me; aada- to dance .
*69.female- ban- penn
*70.arrow- ka- kanai
*71.june berry – kin- kani/ fruit
* 72.your mother- no nan- un annai; un- your; annai- mother
73.head- tesi- soodai; letters are in reversed order.
74.penis- lau- poolu /phallus
75.forehead- suntan- neththi
76.heart- tai- ithayam; itham.
77.mind- tai- puththi
78.ground- ne- munn
79.lake- bun kut- kuttai/ lake
80.blanket- te- thuppatti ; letter is read more than once.
*81. food- teun- theene
82.boat- tec- thoani; oaadam .
*83. feather- ta- thoo
84.day- djin- thinam
85.basket cradle- tsal- - thottil/ cradle; thooli.
86.ocean- bant -sinthu
87.girls- teki- thoakai/ woman.
88.basket-pot– kitsae -koodai- basket
89.boy – killek- kuzhakan.
90.you- nini - nee
91.yours - neny - un
92.raw- te- puthiya
93.other places- teo yita- maththa idam; idam- place; maththa- other.
94.under places- yeta – adi idam;adi- under; idam- place.
95.beyond - tus – thaandi
*96.you will fly up- ben tatele-paainthuduthal /fly
*97.it ran in water- tet nl euts- thanniyil athu oaada- thanni- water; oaada- run; athu- that.
98.she eats up- tcn nelyil- thinnuthal/ eating.
*99.it rains - tet bil – thooththal poaduthal /drizzle; letters are jumbled
100.to chew- ale- mellu
101.to do- in – pannu
102.to shoot- uts- sudu; letters are in reversed order.
*103.to run- uts -oaadu
104.he sang- tcele- paaduthal/ singing.
105. to pound- sut- idi
*106.to kill tuk- idikka; saaiththiduka;saaduka;sithaikka.
*107.to tie-gits- kattu
*108. to be afraid- git-kedi
*109.to penetrate with a point – qot – kuththu
*110. let us make a dam- nin dula anai iduthal; anai- dam.
111.i died- ce dinne- naan seththidanum / I have to die; naan- me; seththidu- to die; letters are jumbled.
112. basket pan – tcga- koodai/ basket; letters are in reversed order.
113. small- ts – sinnathu; letters are in reversed order; soatta.
*114. mother- nan- annai
115.apron teae- thoosu aadai ; thoosu- dust; aadai- dress.
116. hair- ga– sikai
117.daughter -ite- thanaiyae
118. four – nakka nakka- naanku naankaa /four and four
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