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letters 'ya', 'ra', and 'la', takes a palatal sound near
to that of the vowel 'e'.
Ex: 'gajapati' is pronounced nearly the same as 'gejapati'
'janmi' ,, ,, ,, 'jenmi'
'daridran' ,, ,, ,, 'deridren'
'yati' ,, ,, ,, 'yeti'
'rati' ,, ,, ,, 'reti'
'lata' ,, ,, ,, 'leta'
28. What peculiarity is there in the pronunciation of
the letter 'a' when it connected with the labials,
and the letter 'am' when it comes at the end of a
word?
'A' when connected with labials is pronounced nearly
like 'o', and 'am' when it comes at the end of a word
is pronounced nearly like 'om'.
Ex: 'amšam' is pronounced nearly the same as 'amšom'
'bahu' ,, ,, ,, 'bohu'
'nammuṭe' ,, ,, ,, 'nommuṭe'
29. How are 'e' and 'o' pronounced when they stand at
the beginning of a word?
When they stand at the beginning of a word they are
pronounced like 'ye'* and 'wo' respectively.
Ex: 'ellám' pronounced like 'yellám'; 'oru' as if 'woru'.
* This applies to the long 'é' also which is pronounced 'yé'.
