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Note: My own analysis!

  • /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ merge to /e/ and /o/, respectively.
  • Some unstressed vowels become /ə/, written ‹o›.

Source: https://archive.org/details/geiger-sinhala_grammar/page/18/mode/1up

  • Shortening of original long vowels.
vihāravihara.

Kerinci ablaut

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Oblique Absolutive
a
ò

My subgrouping on the Malayic languages

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Many subgroupings of this language branch have been unclear and disputed. The following by myself, are roughly based that of Glottolog.

Subgrouping of Sumatran languages

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Random

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Grade
0th 1st 2nd
Open aniṭ a ā
seṭ , i ā
Palatal aniṭ i ē, aii[a], iia
seṭ ī, i[a]
Labial aniṭ u ō, auu,[a] uua
seṭ ū, u[a]
Rhotic aniṭ ər, r[a] ar, ra ār,
seṭ ar ar,
Labial nasal aniṭ a, m[a] am, ma ām,
seṭ ā am,
Dental nasal aniṭ a, n[a] an, na ān,
seṭ ā an,
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Before vowels

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  • Zero grade stems are usually used before -ti.
  • -δi was sometimes used instead of -ti, if it followed a voiced consonant. Most stems ending in -b used this ending.
γárβ- (γárβati) → γə́rβδi
More generally, it devoiced the preceding voiced consonants.
yōγ- (yunáxti ~ yundzánti) → xti
  • **-tti, **-δδi, **-sti, and **-zdi became dissimilated to -sti, -zdi, -šti and -ždi, respectively.
aδ- (híždati) → ásti
βōδ- (βṓδati) → βúzdi
raz- (rázati) → rašti

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Regency and cities

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Map

Table

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Script Inherent vowel
Canadian Aboriginal, Chakma, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu [a]
Devanagari, Geʽez [ə]
Bengali–Assamese [ɔ]