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174THE PRIMARY CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD
u-‡-o-†-:

e.g. kuni, to bend; k‡n, curve, bend.
  kodu, to be crooked; k†du, to bend.

Consonantal Changes

Assimilation of concurrent Consonants

e.g. kƒ-+ši=kƒ-ci, sight, vision, show, entertainment.
  kal+tƒ‰ai=kaŠŠƒ‰ai, aloe.

        

Euphonic Displacement of Vowels and Consonants
e.g.
 um+ƒy = m†y-mƒy, your mother.

       

Euphonic Permutation of Consonants

 

e.g. kudavan-kušavan-kuyavan, potter.
  nƒyiŠu-½ƒyiŠu, Sun, Sunday.
  neyavu-nešavu, weaving.
  pa‰am-payam, (fig.), use, fruitfulness.
  mugam-mugan, face.
  muŠŠil-muccil, toy winnow.

Successive changes of Letters or Syllables

e.g.
 vƒyil-vƒyal-vƒšal, door.

iii. Omissions:

The Three kinds of Loss of Letters

1) Apheresis: e.g. tƒmarai-marai,lotus lit.) yƒnai-ƒnai,elephant.
  Aphesis: e.g.

2)
 Syncope: e.g.pe——ai-pedai, female of birds.

The Three kinds of Loss of Letters

3) Apocope: e.g. tambin-tambi, younger brother. nal-na (pfx.), good.
     
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