Re: odd word of the day

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>I believe Aggava.msa has a rule that would account for the elision of
>/na/ in 'panna-lomo'. This is Sd 160: sutte sukhuccaara.nattham
>akkharalopo vipariitataa ca. ... I take
>it that your 'for the sake of economy' relates to
>'sukhuccaara.nattha.m' (for the sake of pronouncing with ease).

Jim,

Thanks for the Sadd reference. That's an interesting section.

Did you see this one?:

samantapaasaadikaa iti eva > samantapaasaadikaa tv eva

This is only one of several where /-i/ goes to /-v/. I would have a lot of trouble if I came across that change in a text. I'd automatically read tv as tu (however). I wonder if there's something about the phonetic environment that encourages that particular exchange there.

best regards,

/Rett