ಈರ್ ಒಲ್ಪ ಉಲ್ಲರ್?
eer olpa ullar?
To ask "where are you?" in Tulu, use ಈರ್ ಒಲ್ಪ ಉಲ್ಲರ್? (eer olpa ullar?)
This phrase is a question used to ask someone about their current location.
How do you pronounce it?
eer olpa ullar?
Did you know?
- Because Tulu was historically written in the Tigalari script rather than Kannada, ancient manuscripts of the language look entirely different from the phrase ಈರ್ ಒಲ್ಪ ಉಲ್ಲರ್? as written today.
- In Tulu, the way you ask where are you? can change completely if the person is in a different social caste or kinship role, reflecting a complex ancestral social hierarchy.
- The phrase ಈರ್ ಒಲ್ಪ ಉಲ್ಲರ್? relies on a verb that also describes 'existence' or 'being present', meaning the question literally asks if you 'exist' in a certain place.
Example conversation
Kavya is calling Manish on the phone to find him.
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಮನೀಶ್, ಈರ್ ಒಲ್ಪ ಉಲ್ಲರ್?Manish, eer olba ullar?Manish, where are you?
- ಮನೀಶ್ Manishಯಾನ್ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆದ ಉಲ್ಲೆ.Yan marukatteda ulle.I am in the market.
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಯಾವ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆದ ಉಲ್ಲೆ?Yava marukatteda ulle?Which market are you in?
- ಮನೀಶ್ Manishಯಾನ್ ಪೇಟೆದ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆದ ಉಲ್ಲೆ.Yan peteda marukatteda ulle.I am in the town market.
