san̆da/han̆da "moon" corresponds to Sanskrit candra) and development of /dʒ/ to /d/ (e.g. development of /tʃ/ to /s/ and/or /ɦ/ (e.g.vibāgaya "exam" Sinhalese Prakrit viṭṭa > Modern Sinhala viṭa) the loss of original vowel length distinction long vowels in the modern language are due to loanwords (e.g. kanavā "to eat" corresponds to Sanskrit khādati, Hindustani khānā)
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