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Rh any change in the pronunciation, thus ကို and ကိုဝ် are equivalent.

The symbol of any vowel may be combined with အ, in which case the compound has the power of the vowel which the symbol represents; thus အိ is equivalent to ဣ, အု to ဥ, &c.

When a consonant ends a syllable or is final, it is distinguished by the mark ် over it, thus က်, or by another consonant subjoined, thus က္ခ.

It sometimes happens, however, that two consonants, one placed under the other, are both initials, and therefore come not under the preceding remark, but are to be regarded as a mere abbreviation; thus သ္မား is equivalent to သ&#8203;မား.

A double ဉ is written ည, the same as one form of the single. ဋ, with ဌ subjoined is commonly written ဌ. A double သ is written ဿ.

Final consonants generally assume a new and peculiar power, and also modify the preceding vowel. These permutations are exhibited in the following table:—