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1st
Stage
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2nd
Stage
(Altered Form)
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3rd
Stage
(Shortened Form)
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| „van
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yƒvan
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evan |
| „va˜
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yƒva˜
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eva˜ |
| „var
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yƒvar-yƒr-ƒr
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evar |
| „vadu
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yƒvadu-yƒdu
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edu |
| „vai
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yƒvai-yƒ
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evai |
While
the demonstrative pronouns annavan, annava˜,
a nnavar, innavan, innava˜ and innavar
refer only to the nature of persons, the interrogative pronouns ennavan,
ennava˜ and ennavar (more appropriately
ennattƒn, ennattƒ˜
and ennattƒr) refer to nationality and caste
and in some contexts even to religion.
The origin of the Interrogative Sound is
not clear. Perhaps, the crude obsolete verb „,
to rise, was employed by the primitive Tamils as the interrogative word
or base, as interrogation is raising of a demand or doubt. Compare the
following usages in English and Modern Tamil.
A question will arise, A question was raised
by him.
oru vinƒ e‰um,
avan oru vinƒvai e‰uppinƒn.
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Modes
of Substantivisation
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The
different modes of substantivisation:
(1) Usage Imitatives, Indeclinable words, roots, themes and stems
were used as nouns in primitive times.
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kƒkkƒ,
crow
mƒ, animal |
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Imitatives (natural form). |
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kakai, kƒgam, crow. mƒdu
a bovine animal. |
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Imitatives (altered form). |
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um,
a responsive ejaculation uttered
in listening to a story or account.b„b„,
an onomatopoeic word |
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Indeclinables.
expressing fear. |
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