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Why didn’t you come? Wh- d----- y-- c---? +
I was ill. I w-- i--. +
I didn’t come because I was ill. I d----- c--- b------ I w-- i--. +
Why didn’t she come? Wh- d----- s-- c---? +
She was tired. Sh- w-- t----. +
She didn’t come because she was tired. Sh- d----- c--- b------ s-- w-- t----. +
Why didn’t he come? Wh- d----- h- c---? +
He wasn’t interested. He w----- i---------. +
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. He d----- c--- b------ h- w----- i---------. +
Our car is damaged. Ou- c-- i- d------. +
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. We d----- c--- b------ o-- c-- i- d------. +
Why didn’t the people come? Wh- d----- t-- p----- c---? +
They missed the train. Th-- m----- t-- t----. +
They didn’t come because they missed the train. Th-- d----- c--- b------ t--- m----- t-- t----. +
I was not allowed to. I w-- n-- a------ t-. +
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. I d----- c--- b------ I w-- n-- a------ t-. +

The indigenous languages of America


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_______ is a member of the Dravidian language family. These languages are primarily spoken in southern India. _______ is not related to the Indo-Aryan languages of northern India. Approximately 40 million people speak _______ as their native language. It is recognized as one of the 22 national languages of India. _______ is an agglutinating language. That means that grammatical functions are expressed by affixes.

The language is divided into four regional dialect groups. The dialect indicates where the speakers come from. Additionally, their social class can also be identified based on their language. Spoken and written _______ differ from one another. Like many other Indian languages, _______ has its own writing system. It is a hybrid of alphabet and syllabic writing. It consists of many round symbols, which is typical for southern Indian writing systems. And it is really a lot of fun to learn these beautiful letters.