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==Traditional English pronunciation of Sanskrit==
==Traditional English pronunciation of Sanskrit==
Idea: "What if Sanskrit had a reading tradition from Medieval England"
Idea: "What if Sanskrit had a reading tradition from Medieval England"
*"Cerebrals" merge with dentals as in southeast Asian languages
*Word-final nasal -ṃ merges with -m as in the traditional reading of Latin
*Miraculously final -aḥ and -o merge into /-oʊ/, the former is an independent development from Prakrit languages -- it comes from the usual assimilation of "silent gh"


/ægnɪmaɪli pəroʊhitəm jædʒnəsjə diwəm əɹtwɪdʒəm hoʊteɪɹəm ɹætnəðeɪtəməm/
/ægnɪmaɪli pəroʊhitəm jædʒnəsjə diwəm əɹtwɪdʒəm hoʊteɪɹəm ɹætnəðeɪtəməm/
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