o-a:

e.g.	kombu-kambu, a pole or stick. mo–dai-ma–dai, a kind of vessel. mo––ai-ma––ai, bluntness.

†-ƒ:	†——am-ƒ——am, adv. Like. n†du-nƒdu, to examine, investigate.

Harmonic Sequence of Vowels

e.g.	kudi-kudumbu, family. toli-tolumbu, skin. adušil-adišil, cooked food. vadagu-vadugu, Telugu.

Lengthening of short vowels

e.g.	ka-, eye, -kƒ–, to see. padu, to suffer,-pƒdu, suffering, passion, toil, hard labour. pu‰ai, hole, tube, sally-port, narrow path, window- p‡‰ai, crevice, small door, sally-port, mountain pass.

Shortening of large vowels

e.g.	ƒŒgu-aŒgu, there. „van-evan, who, t„yvu (t„vu)-teyvam, god, deity. vƒŒgu-vaŒgu, to bend. nƒm-nam, our.

Compensative Lengthening of Root-vowels

     When the succeeding or final syllable of a word consisting or two or three short syllables is dropped, the root-vowel is lengthened in compensation for the loss.

     e.g. pagu-pƒ, to divide, to distribute.