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(6) Confusion of conjugational terminations - Mk XIII 7 for eg se etc. (3/pl for 3/sg )
tum etc (1/sg for 2/sg ).
hakka etc (2/sg for 1/sg.) (c) Confusion of gender.
saire etc Masc pl for fem. pl.
ku Neut sg for fem pl (d) Pulling apart of vowels (i e diphthongs are
separated into their component) – sailini Mg śelini, Skt svairini miaindo
Skt mrgeodrah aschaubini
Skt aksauhini XV The nominative plural termination of a feminc pro
noun is optionally e (RT II 3.7) XVI The Māgadhi ścmtadı (Skt tisthani) should be
j ciśadı in Säkāri (Mk XIII 3).
3. Candāli
Cāņdālī is a corrupt form of the Māgadhi dialect (Pu XIVI) Truly speaking Cāndālī, a variety of Vibhāsā, is based on an admixture of Sauraseni and Māgadhi (RT II. 3 10, Mk XIV.1) In Cāņdāli sub-dialect many rustic or vulgar expressions are used (Pu XIV 9, RT II 3.13, Mk XIV.9). The following are the characteristics of Candālī
I The intervocalic 1 is elided like Mahārāștrī, bearing
its vowels behind (RT. II 3 15) II. ya is sometimes elided (Pu XIV 6) III The conjunct tļā is not changed, it remains in its
original furm (Pu XIV 5) IV. The conjunct (tha is not changed, eg rama hattha
tutttha (RT. II 312; Mk XIV 7) V. Nominative singular (su) of a-bases is substituted
by o and e (Pu XIV. 2, Mk XIV. 3) According to Rāmaśarmā it should be in u (RT II 3.12) e g.
peśka utthie ycandu maharigananımı VI The termination of the nominative and accusative
plural of feminine nouns is e, (RT II 311, Mk XIV 2) eg ye uttluke tattha yeilam rasantı majjham
