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Another form of intent
construction also occurs, where the verbs Éç IRU `be (located)' and
×¼×Æ NENE `think' are replaced by nouns ×¼×Ƥä neneppu and
Íýº£ ennam `thought' and ˢػ¶£ utteesam `intent'.
- ¼Ô¨ ؽԴÁÔ£ýá ˢػ¶£
×¼×Ƥä
naan poohalaam-nnu utteesam 
neneppu.
`I intend to go; my intent is to go.'
- Çõ×´ ×Àýà ¾Ô¶£ Éç¡´ÁÔ£ýá ×¼×Ƥä
ange rendu
maasam irukkalaam-nnu neneppu.
`I plan (my thought is) to stay
there two months.'
The noun ˢػ¶£ utteesam replaces Éç iru and ×¼×Ƥä
neneppu replaces the verb ×¼×Æ nene.
Haorld_F.Schiffman