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Rejection
of Radical Consonants
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| 1. |
Parts of certain verbs: |
| e.g. |
Root
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Parts
of verbs |
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varu |
vƒ
-Imp.sing.
vammin- pl. (lit.)
vandƒn - past finite verb.
vanda - past participle. |
| 2.
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Alternative
verbal themes : |
| e.g. |
k†r-k†,
to string, as beads, flowers.
po‰-po, to pierce. |
| 3. |
Formation of new verbs: |
| 4. |
Derivatives formed by lengthening of included vowel of themes: |
| e.g. |
ko‰udu-k†du,
to pick and adjust with the beak,
as feathers.
peyar-p„r, name.
po‰udu-podu, time.
migu-mi, to remain. |
| e.g.
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v„ynd†n-v„ndan,
one of the three ancient hereditary Tamil kings, lit. ‘he who wore
a crown’. |
| e.g. |
pƒ–-pƒ,poem.
d„yvu-d„vu,
deity. |
Contractions:
| e.g. |
tengaŒgƒy-teŒgƒy,
coconut.
tam+ƒy=tƒy,
his or her or their mother, mother.
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Haplology:
| e.g. |
maga+ka˜=makka˜,
children, mankind.
aga+ka˜ippu=akka˜ippu,
rejoicing. |
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