than (a) really began with the semi-vowel o (y). When following a final vowel, he ruled, that semi-vowel lost its consonantal character and coalesced with it. This accords with the phonetic laws of modern Telugu.
120. Another important feature in which the phonology of modern Telugu differs from the phonology of the Kavya dialect is this. Many words and grammatical forms which appear with a final short vowel in the Kavya dialect, appear in modern Telugu with a final long vowel or a long vowel attached to the penultimate consonant. Examples:
Plurals of nouns in (mu) Kavya dialect Modern Telugu e)
Verbs Kavya dialect Modern Telugu
Conjunctional Particles Kavya dialect Modern Telugu Sjo, a&J,
Individual Words Kavya dialect Modern Telugu
121. From this it is patent that the phonetic laws of the Kavya dialect differ very widely from the phonetic laws of modern Telugu.
