Journal | Bhasha
Journal issue | 3 | 2 | 2024
Research Article | Observations on Gāndhārī Orthography and Phonology: ST Clusters and Related Problems
Observations on Gāndhārī Orthography and Phonology: ST Clusters and Related Problems
Abstract
This article re-evaluates the phonological development of Old Indo-Aryan consonant clusters of the shape sibilant + coronal plosive in Gāndhārī and the representation of their outcomes in the Kharoṣṭhī script. In this context it also deals with several developments involving retroflex plosives and their written representation. For the solution of orthographic and phonological problems related to these areas in Gāndhārī, a primary role is given to evidence from those modern Indo-Aryan languages of the far northwest which can be assumed to be the closest living relatives of written Gāndhārī.
Submitted: July 11, 2024 | Accepted: Sept. 17, 2024 | Published Dec. 18, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Kohistani • Orthography • Kharoṣṭhī • Gāndhārī • Phonology
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/bhasha/2785-5953/2024/02/002
