Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c3.24

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c3.24

A few words may be said as to the pronunciation of Sinhalese words. The following alphabet is employed in transliteration: *a, ā, e, ē, i, ī, u, ū, ri, rī, ḷri, ḷrī, e, ē, ai, o, ō, au, k, kh, g, gh, ṅ, c, ch, j, jh, ñ, ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, t, th, d, dh, n, p, ph, b, bh, m, y, r, l, v, ś, sh, s, h, ḷ, ṃ, ḥ*, also the semi-nasals, *n, m*. The chief vowel sounds are:

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