Possibility \#6

Possibility #6

i or e followed by a dissimilar vowel can become its relative semi-vowel y. The following vowel may be lengthened.

vianta > vyanta (byanta)

ia > ya

This means:

when a word ends in i,

and the next word starts with a,

together they become ya

In Kaccāyana this is called (21) ivaṇṇo yaṃ navā

and (17) yam’edantass’ādeso.

ia > ya

pamutti	atthi	pamutyatthi
liberation	there is	there is freedom
sati	assa	satyassa
mindfulness	his	mindfulness (is) his

iā > yā

vi	ākaraṇa	vyākaraṇa
(divide)	making	grammar (byākaraṇa)

īa > yā

dāsī	ahaṃ	dāsyāhaṃ
female servant	I am	I am a female servant

ea > ya

te	assu	tyassu
they	they may be	they may be
ke	assa	kyassa
who	for him	lit. who for whom

ea > yā

te	ahaṃ	tyāhaṃ
your	I	I your
me	ahaṃ	myāhaṃ
my	I	I my
te	ayaṃ	tyāyaṃ
your	this	this (...) of yours

what is Possibility #6 ?

i or e followed by a dissimilar vowel can become its relative semi-vowel y. The following vowel may be lengthened.