LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 3 : 4 April 2003

Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Associate Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.

COMPUTATIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF TAMIL VERBAL COMPLEX

S. Rajendran, Ph.D., S.Viswanathan, & Ramesh Kumar

2. 7. TAM CHART

(The TAM chart is divided into two parts to adjust with the space.)

Table 1: The vebal bases occurring at the first level and the suffixes occurring at the second level

Class	Stem alternants	Past tense suffix	Present tense suffix after verb base)	Future tense suffix (occurring immediately after verb base)	negative suffix (occurring immediately after verb base)	Infinitive suffix (occurring immediately after verb base)	Adverbial suffix (occurring immediately after verb base)	Nominizer 1 (occurring immediately after the verb)	Nominizer 2 (occurring immediately after the verb)	Nominizer 1 (occurring immediately after the verb)
*class 1 cey* class**	cey ~ ceyy	t	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	tu ~t	tal	al	kai
*class 2 azu* class**	azu ~ az	t	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	tu~t	tal	al	kai
*class 3 caa* class**	caa ~ ce	t	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ kum	kaa~kaat	ka	ttu~tt	tal	kal	kai
class 4 *viTu* class	viTu ~ viT	T	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	Tu~T	tal	al	kai
*class 5 peRu-class*	peRu~ peR	R	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	Ru~R	tal	al	kai
class 6 **pukaz-class**	pukaz	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	ndtu~ ndt	tal	al	kai
class 7 **vizu-class,**	vizu~ viz	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v ~ um	aa~aat	a	ndtu~ ndt	tal	al	kai
class 8 **aRi-class**	aRi~ aRiy	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	ndtu~ ndt	tal	al	kai
class 9 **ndoo-class**	ndoo~ ndo~	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v~kum	kaa~kaat	ka	ndtu~ ndt	tal	kal	kai
class 10 **vee-class**	vee~ ve~	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v~kum	kaa~kaat	ka	ndtu~ ndt	tal	kal	kai
class 11 **vaa-class,**	vaa~ va~ varu~ var	ndt	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	ndtu~ ndt	tal	al	kai
class 12 **akal-class**	akal~ aka	nR	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	nRu~ nR	tal	al	kai
class 13 **kol-class**	kol ~ko ~ koll	nR	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	nRu~ nR	tal	al	kai
class 14 **aaL-class**	aaL~aa	NT	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	NTu ~NT	tal	al	kai
class 15 **koL-class**	koL~ko~ koLL	NT	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	NTu~ NT	tal	al	kai
class 16 **ooTu-class**	ooTu~ ooT	in	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	i~iy	tal	al	kai
class 17 **col-class**	col~co~ coll	nn	kiR ~ kinR	v~um	aa~aat	a	i~iy	tal	al	kai
class 18 **poo-class**	poo	n	kiR ~ kinR	v~kum	kaa~kaat	ka	y	tal	kal	kai
class 19 **kal-class**	kal~ kaR	R	kiR ~ kinR	p~kum	kaa~kaat	ka	Ru~R	Ral	kal	kai
class 20 **keeL-class**	keeL~ keeT	T	kiR ~ kinR	p~kum	kaa~kaat	ka	Tu~T </

LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 3 : 4 April 2003

Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Associate Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.

COMPUTATIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF TAMIL VERBAL COMPLEX

S. Rajendran, Ph.D., S.Viswanathan, & Ramesh Kumar

Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Associate Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.