ABSTRACT
With the emergence of new printing technology, the 'halant' form is gaining more prominence.
Exceptions
Once again, ~,ra, is notorious and needs special attention. The symbol for the conjunct ~ is r, as in
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In script unit 3 we showed that the moon dot and the simple dot can express vowel nasalization. However, the dot has yet another function. When it appears over either a short vowel or a consonant, it shows the presence of a homorganic nasal consonant. 'Homorganic' means the sound produced by the same speech organ. The consonants listed in each of the five groups in the consonant chart are homorganic. For example, the five consonant sounds listed in the fifth column -IJ, ii, N, nand m - are homorganic to the rest of the velar, palatal, retroflex, dental and labial consonants, respectively.
