Reduplication, positive-negative.: Vb pos.AVP + vb neg. AVP

A reduplicated verb where the first term is in the form of the positive past participle (AVP) plus optional ˣ -um followed by the same verb stem in the form of the negative past participle (AVP) means `before (even) verb-ing'.

• Âÿ⣠ÂÀÔ×¾ vandum varaame `before even coming'
• ¶Ô¤½Õ¥à£ ¶Ô¤½Õ¹Ô×¾ saappittum saappidaame
  `before eating'
• Âÿ⣠ÂÀԻ⣠vandum varaadadum
  `before coming, even before coming'
• Îÿ»Õç«ß£ Îÿ»Õç¡´Ô×¾ eendiruccum eendirukkaame
  `before (I) get a chance to even get up'
• ½Ô¢â£ ½Ô¡´Ô»â¾Ô paattum paakkaadadumaa
  `without seeing, before seeing, i.e., blindly, ignorantly'
• ×»ÀÕþߣ ×»ÀÕ¿Ô×¾ terinjum teriyaame `without knowing, unknowingly, whether knowingly or not'
• ÞÄիߣ ÞÄÕ¡´Ô×¾ kuliccum kulikkaame `before even bathing, i.e., (so) early in the morning'

While the first instance of the verb is usually the simple past participle (positive) plus Ë£ -um, the second member can be various forms of the negative participle, either adjectival or adverbial, and often with an adverbial È(²) -aa(y) attached, as in ½Ô¢â£ ½Ô¡´Ô»â¾Ô paattum paakkaadadumaa `unseeingly, blindly, ignorantly,' which of course translates best as an English adverb.Note that Îÿ»Õç eendiru `to arise, get out of bed' is derived from LT Íêÿ»Õç euntiru by deletion of intervocalic ° and compensatory lengthening of the vowel.