1854.] On the 'Peculiarities of 'the Gdthd Dialect, 607 



^nfa for qnre p. 291. 



t^fa for ^TT^f^fi p. 89. 

 HM^T for -5WCT: p. 89. 



■qrq for wrm p. 91. 

 for W&\ p. 92. 



trsj^fff for qoJTirrf p. 93. 



*f«J ior "q^T 



<T^ for ff^T 



^ for ^T 

 3rd. Elisions of vowels and consonants are also very frequent ; 

 they are effected principally with a view to economy and euphony. 

 Final ses are invariably elided. Take for instance : 



ira for ?n*f% 



W^T: for ^q^T^r: p. 293. 



^rf^sfifa for ^Tt^fa ^nwr p. 201. 



T* ^S 113T for T$i r£T ^pr^f p. 229. 



finjfl for fsnmx p. 220. 



sfcpifci for ^fru^T^fi p. 93. 



■*T«TT for TT«T^r: 



iCT for ^*T p. 293. 

 4th. Of the division of long vowels and compound consonants 

 into their short and simple elements, the following are instances of 

 constant occurrence : 



TTf*r5 for TTmv. or TTT3E[T« p. 291. 



gftiifa for gafo: p. 220. 



f3i<sn^T for ^T^TT p. 228. 



Tfa for # p. 291. 



gfTS? for ^4 p. 288. 



^rf^TWirT for ^IRT 5 ^ p. 460. 

 This tendency to segregation of aspirated consonants, forms a 

 principal characteristic of mediaeval and modern Indian phonolo- 

 gy. The Pali and the Pr&krita owe their origin entirely to this 

 cause. The Hindi and the Marhatti indulge in it to a large extent, 

 and the Bengali is not exempt from its influence. The process, 

 however, of effecting this change is not uniform. In languages with 

 a strong vocalic tendency, the sharpness of compound consonants is 

 filed off by the elision of the first letter and the reduplication of the 



