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VIII. Punctuation (Huffman, 1970)

1. Khan ( . )

This is Cambodian full stop. It occurs less frequently than the full stop in English. It can be at the end of a single sentence or several sentences dealing with a single topic.

2. baariyaosaan ( .l )

baariyaosaan is a full stop that marks the the entire end of a chapter or an entire text.

3. Laq (.l. )

Laq is used to indicate et cetera.

4. Leiktoo ( [ )

Leiktoo is used to indicate that the word or phrase after which it occurs is to be repeated.

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5. Robaat rZaT ( ` )

Robaat is the reflex of an origanal /r/ in Sanskrit words.

1. In most words, when the (robaat) occurs over a final cononant, both the consonant and the robaat are not pronounced.
2. In some cases, the effect of the robaat is to change the vowel/OO/ to /Oe/.
3. When the robaat appears over a medial consoant, the robaat is pronouced.

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4. Sanyok-sanha សាំយោគសញ្ញា ( ័ )

1. Sanyok-sanha has the same value as the (- a ). It is used in a certain words which borrowed from Pali or Sakrit. Usually, if the final consonant is silent, the words can be spelled with different way.
2. If the sanyok-sanha plus a final y, it is pronounced (ai) in the first series and (ei) in the second series.
3. If the s sanyok-sanha plus a final ( r ) /r/, it is pronouced ( oa).