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Help[Facts] Re: Switch of "h" to "y" in some Indian languages
in reply to a message by Felie
I am surprised by the spelling with a y. I have never seen that in India. The -h- is pretty strong in most Indian languages in India
The usual shifts are
s sh in East India (the direction varies)
sh -> kh in North India (the sh was actually the retroflex S which is palatal in the greater north)
gy East dn West (the original was j+palatal n)
ru West and East ri North and East (the original was syllabic r)
anything+y -> doubled anything East
y -> j East
miscellaneous nasal shifts (hm->mh etc.)
miscellaneous fronting etc.
The usual shifts are
s sh in East India (the direction varies)
sh -> kh in North India (the sh was actually the retroflex S which is palatal in the greater north)
gy East dn West (the original was j+palatal n)
ru West and East ri North and East (the original was syllabic r)
anything+y -> doubled anything East
y -> j East
miscellaneous nasal shifts (hm->mh etc.)
miscellaneous fronting etc.
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