Dear Dean, In the east (Magadha) the r/l distinction (phala, rājā) is cancelled in favour of l (lājā) (pace, among other sources, the Aśoka inscriptions).
Best, Herman Herman Tieken Stationsweg 58 2515 BP Den Haag The Netherlands 00 31 (0)70 2208127 website: hermantieken.com<http://hermantieken.com/> ________________________________ Van: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> namens Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> Verzonden: zondag 6 februari 2022 13:25 Aan: Indology List <[email protected]> Onderwerp: [INDOLOGY] r-Sanskrit and l-Sanskrit I had read somewhere that there are two dialects of Sanskrit that tend to use either the 'r' sound or the 'l' sound and that they appear to be geographically separated. I've forgotten who pointed this out although my faulty memory is suggesting Emeneau. Can anyone provide me with more information about this? Best, Dean
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