On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c7.s3.17
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c7.s3.17
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c7.s3.17
The Bhaṭṭiprolu system of vowel-notation differs from the ordinary one merely by marking the short *a* by the bar, which denotes *ā* in the Edicts, and the long *ā* by the same bar *plus* a vertical or slanting stroke, hanging down from it, *e. g.* [Figure:]