Old Burmese ry- – a Remark on Proto-Lolo-Burmese Resonant Initials

Abstract

Philological evidence and comparative phonology confirm the existence of an initial ry- in Old Burmese and Proto-Lolo-Burmese, evidence that is over looked in much scholarship (e.g. Matisoff 1979, 1991, etc.).

Keywords

• Old Burmese
• Prolo-Lolo-Burmese
• liquid initials
• reconstruction