[language] Re: Sound Changes4 jj>dh or j>d

H.M. Hubey hubeyh at mail.montclair.edu
Tue Dec 3 22:16:44 UTC 2002


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H.M. Hubey wrote:

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> The change of j to d, which first took place in the 4th century A.C.
> and became regular by
> the 9th century.
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>         Pali            Sinhala
>         vejja           vedha (physician)
>         ajja            adha (today)
>

IT seems like jj changed to dh, not j>d. Is that corred?

Is the dh supposed to be aspirated, or voiced-fricative?

HOw do we know Pali was not vedja and adja?





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