KHITAN STUDIES I. THE GLYPHS OF THE KHITAN SMALL SCRIPT 3. THE CONSONANTS, 3.2. THE DENTAL STOPS
KHITAN STUDIES I. THE GLYPHS OF THE KHITAN SMALL SCRIPT 3. THE CONSONANTS, 3.2. THE DENTAL STOPS

Summary/Abstract: In the fourth part of this series of papers the authors investigate the way how the Khitan Small Script rendered the dental stops in initial position. They conclude that the main opposition was between the postaspirated and not postaspirated dental stops. n this paper we continue our former investigations on the Khitan Small Script (KSS). To begin, we accept the readings of Chinggeltei, Wu Yingzhe and Jiruhe (2017, herafter CWJ) as they are presented in their recently published three-volume monograph. However, we also include the significant earlier readings and comments on cases where the readings of CWJ are—or may be—problematic. Our procedure is the same as in our earlier papers. First we give examples of the Khitan transcription in KSS of Chinese words (titles, personal names, geographical names). This is followed by Chinese loanwords in Khitan and finally some examples are introduced from the Khitan original lexical stock.

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