பக்கம் எண் :

184THE PRIMARY CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD

(b) Grammatical Forms (colloquial)

     Every language has been formed according to a system of grammatical structure contrived by the common people. The grammatical terms and the literary forms alone have been the work of grammarians.  

    Strictly speaking, there are only three parts of speech in all languages, viz., Noun, Verb and Indeclinables, called Peyarccol, Vinaiccol and Idaiccol respectively, in Tamil. The fourth part of Speech called Uriccol is not a grammatical division of the vocabulary, but only poetic diction, idiom and usage.

    The three Parts of Speech mentioned above, have been formed in the reverse order.

e.g. k,as a mere sound is an Idaiccol (Indeclinable word,
k or kvu, predicatively used, becomes a Vinaiccol (verb).  
k, kgai or kval, denoting the act of cooing, is a Peyarccol (NouŒ).    

 Formation of Personal Pronouns:

First Person:

1st Stage

Singular
Plural
       
Nominative Oblique Base Nominative Oblique Base
n, I. en, my. m, we(exclusive) em,our
(exclusive)
2nd Stage
       
yƒn, I. en, my yƒm, we(exclusive)
em, our
(exclusive)
3rd Stage
       
nƒn, I. nan, my nƒm,we (inclusive) nam, our
(inclusive)

     “Self-preservation is the first law of nature”, and egoism is the most natural trait of human character. Accordingly, the monosyllabic word , meaning ‘looking upward’, ‘erection’,