Page:Assamese-Its formation and development.djvu/20

 CONTENTS CHAPTER M.I.A. e- > a- : Treatment of O.I.A. ai- : i-, 5- before double consonants > e- : Sound group ai/a- > e- : M.I.A. 6-, o-, initial and in initial syllables: Before single or double consonants : Change of o- to a-, : Change of u-, u- before double con- sonants to o- : Treatment of O.I.A. au- : Sound groups apa-, ava- &c. > o- : V. Vowels in the interior of words : Vowels not in contact. Interior vowels : m St. Coll. : In the Kamrupi dialect : Interior -a- lost : It occurs as -d- : It occurs as -u- : Remains unchanged : Interior -d remains : Changed to -a- : Interior -i-: -I- : loss rare : Remain: Occur as -a- : Interior -it-, -u- : remain : *. . Changed to -a- : Occur as -o- : ... • Become -i- :,. Interior -e- : Generally remains : in some instances changed to -a- : Interior -o- : Elision rare : Raised to -u- by vowel harmony : SECTION 210 211 212 213 214-215 216 217 218 219 220 221 223 223 (a) (b) 223 (c)' 224 225 226 227 152 227b 228 . 228a 228b 228c 229 160 230