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When
used with the secondary symbols for the vowels the letters
will be as given in the chart. |
There
are no entries beginning with n, n, y, ? or with the
nasalized vowels. After the palatal consonants there
is no nasal since the palatal nasal is not phonemic
and does not figure in the alphabet. Instead of conjunct
letters halanth is used. Thus pri:ka is written 
and talla is written  .
The cluster, which starts with a pure consonant, comes
after all the vowel combinations of that consonant.
The clusters have been arranged in the alphabetical
order given above taking first the first letter and
then the next.
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The
dictionary has been compiled with two purposes in mind.
Firstly it is meant for the Kuvi speakers to learn Oriya.
It is also meant for the other language speakers, especially
the Oriya speakers to learn Kuvi. Since it is essential
for the Kuvi speakers to know the equivalents of Kuvi
, words in Oriya rather than their description, it has
not been attempted to give a full semantic description
involving ethnic details. The Oriya equivalents may
be considered to be the closest word available for the
cited Kuvi word. However, tor the benefit of the other
language speakers learning Kuvi, the semantic distinctions
and contexts of use of Kuvi word is indicated brifely
wherever possible. |
The
dictionary entries are given linearly in the following
order :
(I) the head entry, is given in the Kuvi script;
(2) the entry in phonemic script to guide in pronunciation;
(3) the meaning in Oriya.
(4) the meaning in English. |
Wherever
there are derivatives, the basic morpheme is given as
the head entry and the derived or bound forms are given
under that in alphabetical order. |
| Irregular
forms are dealt with in the fo11owing way: |
(I)
the plural of nouns not predictable and therefore noun
stem is given in the singular and the particular plural
morpheme is given in parenthesis, as in the following
example :
kohni 'elbow' (pi.
ka) etc. |
If
the addition of thc plural marker entails a change in
the noun stem then the whole word is given. E.g.--koyyu
'fowl' (pi. koska) etc. |
(2)
(i) Verbs which have different stems when used as intransitives
and transitives respectively are entered separately
and the grammatical category is marked.
nikhi v.t. to awaken (somebody)
ningi v;.i. to get up. |
