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Glides.

Glides, particularly ² y are also generally deleted in final position except in monosyllabic words, where they are instead doubled: LT ׶² cey `do, make' --> ׶²¿Õ seyyi. ò¤½Ô¿Õ ruupaayi `rupee'--> [ru '161 ba '161 ] (or [ru '161 wa '161 ] `ibid.')

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