[UKT. tenuis plosives: /k/ /t/ /p/] becoming voiced [UKT: vd. plosives: /g/ /d/ /b/] in the Northern (Skt. danta 'tooth' > Punj. dānd ) and dental and retroflex sibilants [UKT: fricatives] merging with the palatal in the Eastern (Skt. sandhya " evening " > Beng. śājh ). [8] UKT: • Skt-Dev: