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avan or (ava˜),
avar and avarga˜ correspond to n…,
n…r and n…Œgal
respectively, in respect of the three ranks of people in the third person.
The rational plural suffix ar, ƒr
or ir is formed from the verb ƒr, to combine
with, to unite together.
The plural suffix ka˜,
formed from the verb ka˜, to assemble, though
generally restricted to the Low Class in the poetic dialect, is freely
used as both single and additional plural suffix, in respect of rational
beings also, in the colloquial speech and prose works.
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Formation
of Interrogatives
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The
interrogative words are derived from the interrogative sound „.
Adjectival Prefix: „,
which ?
e.g. „yƒ…,
which person?
Adverb: „n,
why?
Noun and Appellative Verb: „du,
n. what? Which?
a.v. How.......gotten?
Altered Form:
Adjectival Prefix: „–yƒ,
which ?
Adverbs: yƒ–gu,
where? yƒ–ganam–yƒŒŒanam,
how?
yƒ–du,where?
Shortened Form:
Interjections: edƒ,
ed†!, endƒ!,
to look where!
Adjectival Prefix: e ?
e.g. evv‡r,
which village or town ?
Adjectives: enda, which? enna, what sort
of ?
Adverbs: eŒgu,
where? eŒganam-eŒŒanam,
How? evvadu, how ?
e‹Šu, when?
Pronouns: endu, what? evan, what? en, what?
ennadu (sing.), what? enna (pl.), what?
eŠŠu, what
? what sort of thing ?
The following interrogative pronouns have
been formed on the analogy of the demonstrative pronouns, for all the
five genders.
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