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1.15 Distribution of vowels
Vowels can occur either singly or as sequences Examples for the single-occuriences of vowels were given earlier (CF under 1.14) 1.15 1 Vowel sequences There are two types of vowel sequences :
those that consist of two members and
those that consist of three members. (a) Sequences of two vowels
The vowels constituting these sequences can be either identical as to quality and quantity (V. + V), or non-identical as to either quantity or quality or both (V2 + V,) V + V, sequences
aa ; paa 'foot 11 , uninna 'crossed'
uu, suutti 'good saying V, + V, sequences ai i sara sai 'Goddess Sarasvati asai:
bad' paura
noble' uvaesa
instruction' paohara cloud' ага
anura a passion'
kokka'ivi 'having called au ta'u
'they' (f ) a:u
a sa.u ria filled with desire' a'esa
instruction 1a
*this kiu
done' gha.iu na
having killed' diesara
chief of Brahmins separation
led' 1: , ni
law'
a'i
a e
vioa
It a
