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==Old Harappan==
==Old Harappan==


Old Harappan had the retroflex glissando liquid /ɭ͢d̪/, which is believed to have come from neighboring dialects of Vedic Sanskrit. In addition, Old Harappan had some other grammatical features in common with other languages in the Indus Sprachbund:
Old Harappan had the retroflex glissando liquid /ɭ͢d̪/. In addition, Old Harappan had some other grammatical features in common with other languages in the Indus Sprachbund:
*heavy agglutination and a dual number
*heavy agglutination and a dual number
*a few commonly calqued expressions (including "śravaḥ akṣitaṃ"?)
*a few commonly calqued expressions (including "śravaḥ akṣitaṃ"?)
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