(b)
Grammatical Forms (colloquial)
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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 k‡vu,
predicatively used, becomes a Vinaiccol (verb).
k‡, k‡gai
or k‡val, denoting the act of cooing,
is a Peyarccol (NouŒ). |
Formation of Personal Pronouns:
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First
Person:
Singular
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Plural
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Nominative |
Oblique
Base |
Nominative |
Oblique
Base |
„n,
I. |
en,
my. „ |
„m,
we(exclusive) |
em,our
(exclusive) |
2nd
Stage
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yƒn,
I. |
en,
my |
yƒm,
we(exclusive) |
em, our
(exclusive) |
3rd
Stage
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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’,
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