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[37] The pronunciation of [...] ব [the semi-vowel va] and vargiiya [...] য [the semi-vowel ya] and antahstha য় [the semi-vowel ya occurring in the middle of [...] . As regards two of the other semi-vowel letters, র [...] (ua) the difference between their semi-vowel and non-semi-vowel versions has [...] In Bengali the semi-vowel ল [...] for purposes of illustration].

[10] And after that, the last phase [...] that is antahstha varńa [semi-vowel letters], ya-ra-la-va. Not vargiiya varńa [phonetic-group letters].