8. Prefixed Letters

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The five letters ga da ba ma 'a frequently occur before the real, radical initials of other words, but are seldom pronounced, except in similar cases as 7.6. ga occurs before ca nya ta da na tsa zha za ya sha sa; ga before the gutterals and labials with exception of the aspiratae; ba before ka da, the palatals, dentals and palatal sibilants with the same exception as under da, then zha za ra sha sa ; ma before the gutterals, palatals, dentals and palatal sibilants, excepted the surds; 'a before the aspiratae and sonants of the five classes. In C.T., to pronounce them in any case, is considered vulgar.