Re: Devanagari variations

From: Peter_Constable@sil.org
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 11:29:10 EST


On 03/08/2002 05:09:46 AM Michael Everson wrote:

>At 15:36 -0600 07/03/2002, Peter_Constable@sil.org wrote:
>
>>I may be wrong, but I believe that example has < ra, halant, ra,
>>independent i >. The first ra is the one that transforms into the reph.
>
>You're wrong. RI in this case is a way of writing the vocalic r.
>Compare Kr.s.n.a and Krishna.

I guess that's what I get for comment on things beyond my ken. Mea culpa.

- Peter

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