Tulu Lesson 32: Conjunctions

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I hope you enjoyed the previous lesson. Today, we are going to learn conjunctions in Tulu. Conjunctions are words that link two parts of a sentence.

Here are the some of the conjunctions used in Tulu:

boka / bokka – and

la – and / also / even

ANDa - But

ANDala – but even so / But still / though /

att’Da / attANDa – or, if not so

ijjiDa / ijjANDa – or, if not so

dAyae paNDa – Because

aik / aikAd / aikAtra – Therefore / for that reason

aiDdAtra / aiDdAvara - Therefore / Because of that

anchAd - Therefore

ancha / incha – Thus / so

apaNDa – In that case / If it is so

onjE…ijjiDa - either..or

onjE…att’Da - either…or

la…la irverla/raDDla – both…and

la att..la att - neither…nor

la ijji…la ijji – neither…nor

mAtra att…la – not only but also

attandae…la - not only but also

Example Sentences:

Tulu: I bokka yAn

English: You and I

Kannada: nInu mattu nAnu

Tulu: pENTeg pOdu, ari bokka sakkarae kanala

English: Go to the bazaar and bring some rice and sugar

Kannada: pETege hOgi, akki mattu sakkare koNDu bA

Tulu: Ila yAnla

English: You and I

Kannada: nAnU nInU

Tulu: appae la magal la batter

English: Mother and daughter came

Kannada: tAyi mattu magaLu bandaru

Tulu: Ayela batte

English: He also came.

Kannada: avanU kUDa banda

Tulu: yAn kuDlag pOvondulle, Ila barpana?

English: I am going to Mangalore, will you come too?

Kannada: nAnu mangalUrige hOgtA iddEne, nInU bartIya?

Tulu: Arla enan lettijer

English: Even he/she didn’t call me

Kannada: avarU saha nannannu karIlilla

Tulu: yAn chA parpae, ANDa kAphi enk isTa ijji

English: I drink tea, but I don’t like coffee.  

Kannada: nAnu chaha kuDItEne, Adare kAphi nanage isTa illa

Tulu: akulu eDDae gobbiyer, ANDala genderae Ayiji

English: Though they played well, they couldn’t win

Kannada: avaru chennAgi ADidaru, AdarU gellOkke Agalilla

Tulu:   chA att’Da kAphi

English: Tea or coffee

Kannada: chaha athavA kAphi

Tulu: pEr ijjANDa nIr

English: Milk or water

Kannada: hAlu athavA nIru

Tulu: ellae attANDa ellanji barpae

English: I will come tomorrow or day after tomorrow.

Kannada: nALe athavA nADiddu bartEne

Tulu: Aye ini sAleg pOtije, dAyae paNDa ayeg ushAr ijji

English: He has not gone to school today, because he is not feeling well

Kannada: avanu ivattu shAlege hOgilla, Ekendare avanige hushAr illa

Tulu: enk bachch’ditt’ND, aik yAn illaDe pOyae

English: I was tired, therefore, I went home

Kannada: nanage sustAgittu, adakke nAnu manege hOde

Tulu: yAn genduvae, anchAd I sOpuva

English: I win, therefore you lose

Kannada: nAnu geltEne, hAgAgi nInu sOltIya

Tulu: enk ushAr ittiji, aiDdAtra barrae Ayiji

English: I was not feeling well; therefore, I could not come

Kannada: nanage hushAr iralilla, Addarinda, barOke Agalilla

Tulu: Aye parIksheg Odudittije, ancha fail Aye

English: He had not studied for the exam, thus he failed.

Kannada: avanu parIkshege Odiralilla, hAge fail Ada

Tulu: I barondijjana? apaNDa, yAnla pOpujae.

English: Aren’t you coming? If so, I will not go too

Kannada: nInu bartA ilva? hAgAdare, nAnU hOgalla

Tulu: kAphi ijja? apaNDa, chA Avu

English: There's no coffee? In that case I'll have tea.

Kannada: kAphi ilva? hAgAdare, chA AdItu

Tulu: onjE yAn barpae ijjANDa meggyen kaDapuDuvae

English: Either I will come or I will send my younger brother

Kannada: ondE nAnu bartEne athavA tammanannu kaLuhisuttEne

Tulu: onjE mUlu kullu att’Da ennoTTugu bala

English: Either stay here or come with me

Kannada: ondE illi kUtkO athavA nannaoTTige bA

Tulu: appae la magal la irverla batter

English: Both mother and daughter came

Kannada: tAyi mattu magaLu ibbarU bandaru

Tulu: nAyi la puchchae la raDDla balta

English: Both dog and cat ran away

Kannada: nAyi mattu bekku eraDU ODidavu

Tulu: I la paNDija, ninna dOsti la paNDije

English: Neither you nor your friend told me

Kannada: nInU hELalilla, ninna geLeyanU hELalilla

Tulu: au mUlla (mUlu + la) ijji, aulla (aulu + la) ijji

English: It's neither here nor there

Kannada: adu illU illa, allU illa

Tulu: au nAyi la att, kuduke la att

English: It’s neither dog nor fox

Kannada: adu nAyiyU alla, nariyU alla

Tulu: Peter mAtra att, John la baide

English: Not only Peter but also John has come

Kannada: Peter mAtra alla, John kUDa bandiddAne

Tulu: I Uru nirmala attandae, shOkula uNDu

English: This village is not only clean but also beautiful.

Kannada: I Uru swachcha allade, sundaravU Agide

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