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Many Tamil speakers substitute ͧÁÔ£ ellaam `all,
everything' as a post-posed marker of plural, sometimes with other plural
markers. English loan words are often used with their English plurals, or
perhaps even with both English and Tamil plurals.
- äöÓ»õ´×ħÁÔ£ Íõ×´ Éç¡Þ pustahangalellaam enge irukku
`Where are the books?'
- Çÿ» ×Á²Ü×ö§ÁÔ£ ؽԲ¥¹Ôõ´ anda leydis-ellaam pooyttaanga `Those women left'.
- Çÿ» ×Á²Üöúõ´ ؽԲ¥¹Ôõ´ anda leydisunga pooyttaanga `Those women left'.
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