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laEspadaAncha · 15th July 2013, 01:06 AM

Correction - it appears to be Malayalam. Didn't need the Mrs (Miss Direction?) for this one...

The string after the date appears to spell out "Janavari," which, according to my wife, is a (phonetic) Malayali adaptation of "January," thereby reading, "January 1888."

Any Malayalis in the forum to confirm?

ETA: It is interesting to see the shared similarities among Dravidian languages, just as you see similarities among European languages, Sanskrit-based languages, or any other branching path of a respective language tree.

15th July 2013, 01:06 AM	#11
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Correction - it appears to be Malayalam. Didn't need the Mrs (Miss Direction?) for this one... The string after the date appears to spell out "Janavari," which, according to my wife, is a (phonetic) Malayali adaptation of "January," thereby reading, "January 1888." Any Malayalis in the forum to confirm? ETA: It is interesting to see the shared similarities among Dravidian languages, just as you see similarities among European languages, Sanskrit-based languages, or any other branching path of a respective language tree. Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 15th July 2013 at 01:45 AM.