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லொ-and-கோ, போ, மோ, ரோ, லோ. The three letters which take v instead of , as the secondary form of 3 (para. 18) retain this form also in the secondary forms of ஒ and ஓ. Thus, when combined with these vowels, ன becomes னொ and னோ. Examples-கொலை murder பொன் gold, மோர் buttermilk. (Para. 28), போ go (thou). - 26. The secondary form of or is © prefixed to the consonant, and i affixed to it ; as கௌ , பௌ, மௌ, ரௌ, லௌ , னௌ . Example- மௌனம் silence. 27. All the secondary forms of the vowels have now been explained; and it has been shown how they are united with each of the six consonants க, ப, ம, ர, ல, ன to form compound letters. (Para. 16.) Thoroughly learn the following table of compound letters in horizontal lines, and write them out.

க கா கி கீ கு கூ கெ கே கை கொ கோ கௌ ப பா பி பீ பு பூ பெ பே பை பொ போ பௌ ம மா மி மீ மு மூ மெ மே மை மொ மோ மௌ ர ரா ரி ரீ ரு ரூ ரெ ரே ரை ரொ ரோ ரௌ ல லா லி லீ லு லூ லெ லே லை லொ லோ லௌ ன னா னி னீ னு னூ னெ னே னை னொ னோ னௌ

28. (a) The consonant r is usually written r, that is, without the little stroke at the right foot of the letter, except where it might be mistaken for the secondary form of ஆ ; as ஊர் a village, நீர் you, கரி charcoal ; but மரம் a tree, etc. | (b) The letter i always has a distinct r sound, and must not be slurred as it often is in English (not in Scotch). Notice the difference in pronunciation between the English words near, par, Parker, and the Tamil words fi you, பார் look (thou), பார்க்க to look. 29. When a Tamil word has both long and short vowels, a certain amount of eniphasis naturally falls upon the long,