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Formation of West Aryan295

     (3) The use of d or t as the sign of the neuter singular of
     demonstrative pronouns or pronouns of the third person.

     (4) The existence of a neuter plural, as in Latin, in short a.

     (5) The formation of the remote demonstrative from a base in
     a, the proximate from the base in i.

     (6) The formation of most preterites, as in Persian, by the
     addition of d.

     (7) The formation of some preterites by the reduplication of
     portion of the root.

     (8) The formation of a considerable number of verbal nouns
     by lengthening the vowel of the verbal root.

Close affinity between Tamil and the Teutonic languages
     (1) Many primitive words such as, coo, cry, roar, hallo, and lull
     are common to Tamil and the Teutonic lanaguges, especially
     Anglo-Saxon or English, though in different forms.

     (2) Where words are common to Tamil and the West Aryan
     languages, the forms found in the Teutonic group are closer
     to Tamil.

     e.g.
               Tamil      English      Latin
               turuvu     through      trans
               turuttu     thrust       trudo

      (3) The Teutonic languages differ from primitive Aryan in
      consonant and vowel sounds.

     (4) Doubling of consonants orgemination is characteristic of
     Teutonic in contradistinction to Aryan.

     (5) The seat of accent is the first syllable in nominal forms
     and simple verbs in the Teutonic languages, as in Tamil.

     (6) The Aryan Dual of the noun is not found in Teutonic.

     (7) The preterite of the weak verbs in d (love-d) is peculiar
     to the Teutonic languages.



1.D.C.G.Introduction,p.73