A formated & hyperlinked version of Bomhard's An Introductory Grammar of the Pāḷi Language (2018) with some minor corrections. Note: comments in { } are my own. Paragraph and list numbering has been retained throughout. An Introductory Grammar of the Pāḷi Language PREPARED BY Allan R. Bomhard Charleston Buddhist Fellowship Charleston, SC USA 2018 (2562) Table of Contents 1 Phonology 1.1 Alphabets 1.2 Phonological System 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Vowels 1.5 Consonants 1.6 Sandhi 1.7 Accent 2 Declension 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Vowels Stems 2.2.1 Case Endings — First Declension 2.2.2 Masculines and Neuters in -a 2.2.3 Feminines in -ā 2.2.4 Adjectives in -a 2.2.5 Case Endings — Second Declension 2.2.6 Masculines and Neuters in -i 2.2.7 Masculines in -ī 2.2.8 Feminines in -i 2.2.9 Feminines in -ī 2.2.10 Adjectives in -i and -ī 2.2.11 Case Ending
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