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Rh Vowel-consonantal signs, 129

131. Vulgar Tamil and Malayalam,

367.

Vedanta Desika, 222, 385. Velaikkarar (infantry), 106. Vellallas, the, 38, 61; etymology

of the name, +2; their posilion in the caste system, 61; account of, 63-65 ; in Mala-

bar, 353. Velirs (Vellalas), 61, 62. Veubanalni, a Chera-Tamil

work. (See Purapporul.) Venkayya, Mr. V., on the Tamil

alphabet, 125. . l'illifutturar, a poet, 225. Vira Pukka Rava, 112. Virakkals or tombstones, 40. Vinson. N. Julien, 2007-210. Virasoligani, 65 f. 11., 161, 220. Vishnuism, early history of, 288;

Dr. Pope on, 385, Vishnu temples, ancient, 289. Vishnuvardhana, o king, 336, Vocabulary, Tamil, 153; Malaya

lam, 36-371.

Wars with the Cheras, 372. West-coast towns in Tamil

literature, 316. Whitney. Prof. (1 D on the

growth of language, 115-117. Word-formation in Tamil and

Sanskrit, 157. Words, rules for Tamil, 137-140;

coining not allowed, 262.

Yakshas or Rakshasas, 51. Yanadis, a forest tribe, ss. Yaranas, 59 f. 11., 241, 265. Yazh, described, 18$. Yesodarakayjan, a poem, 219

Zh (4), 30, 131.

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