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If the segment-final low back vowel आ /ɑ/ comes into contact with succeeding
segment-initial semi-high front vowel ए /e/ or semi-low front vowel ऐ /ɛ/, it changes
into semi-low front vowel ऐ /ɛ/, as shown in (23a-b):
(23) a. आधा /ɑd ̤ ɑ/ half + एक /ek/ one = आधैक /ɑd ̤ ɛk/ one or half: आ / ɑ/ + ए /e/
= ऐ /ɛ/
b. राजा /rɑjɑ/ king + ऐसी /ɛsi/ luxury = रजैसी /rʌjɛsi/ royal luxury
If the segment-final low back vowel आ /ɑ/ comes into contact with succeeding
segment-initial semi-high back vowel ओ /o/ or semi-low back vowel औ /ɔ/, it changes
into semi-low back vowel औ /ɔ/, as shown in (24a-b):
(24) a. आधा /ɑd ̤ ɑ/ half + ओस /os/ 'dew' = अधौस /ʌd ̤ ɔs/ 'partially soaked with dew'
b. आधा /ɑd ̤ ɑ/ half + औखा /ɔkʰɑ/ container = अधौखा /ʌd ̤ ɔkʰɑ/ a madeium
sized bamboo container: आ /ɑ/ + औ /ɔ/ = औ /ɔ/.
(ii) Falling
If the preceding segment final low back vowel आ /ɑ/ comes into contact of
either semi-low back vowel अ /ʌ/ or itself as the second segment-initials, they are
assimilated into low back vowel आ /ɑ/, as shown in (25a-b):
(25) a. पराया /pʌrɑyɑ/ alien + अधीन /ʌd ̤ in/ dependent = परायाधीन /pʌrɑyɑd ̤ in/
dependent: आ /ɑ/ + अ /ʌ/ = आ /ɑ/.
b. राजा /rɑjɑ/ king + अधीन /ʌd̤ in/ dependent = राजाधीन /rɑjɑd̤ in/ royal
slave: आ /ɑ/ + अ /ʌ/ = आ /ɑ/.
(iii) Syllable merger
If any of the low back vowel आ /ɑ/, high front vowel इ /i/ and high back vowel
उ /u/ comes under duplication as segment-final and segment-initial, the result is also
the same, as shown in (26a-h):
(26) a. भंसा /b̤ ʌnsɑ/ cooking + आरी /ɑri/ boundary = भंसारी /b̤ ʌnsɑri/ traditional
bakery: आ /ɑ/ + आ /ɑ/ = आ /ɑ/.
b. टंटा /ʈʌnʈɑ/ conflict + आधार /ɑd ̤ ɑr/ base = टंटाधार /ʈʌnʈɑd ̤ ɑr/ rootcause of
conflict: आ /ɑ/ + आ /ɑ/ = आ /ɑ/.
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