t and th

[maadhav]

when writing names,

south bharatiyas use th

and north bharatiyas use t.

 

e.g. in south it is githa, in north it is gita.

 

do both pronounce it the same?

i think not.

 

what is the root reason for this please?

when this difference began?

how to end it?

 

[Guest guest]

 

Another example!

[Sephiroth]

It's the pronouncation, not writing.

 

GiTHA sounds like Gi - DA.

while Gita sounds like - Gi TA.

 

Its the sounds which makes it difference, not the words. Remember, Gita was brought through generations by oral presentation, NOT writing alone.

 

And this differentiate exists not in India alone but also in China and Japanese vocaburies (I know because I know Japanese language as well).

[maadhav]

th in githa is pronounced in north as th in "three".

 

t in gita should be prononced as t in tarapur (a city in bharat). western world does not use this sound.

 

T in naT is prouced as t in what.

 

are these pronounced different in south?

 

[Sephiroth]

are these pronounced different in south?

 

The sound of Tha is like "THE" and it stops the word. Like Gi THE. Finish there.

 

In the South, the sound extends a bit. Ta sounds like Taa, so Gita sounds like Gitaa.

 

So one sound is THE sound and another is TA sound. See a difference? It's in the tongue, and, do I need to remind you that North Indians speak Hindi while South Indians speak Tamil?

[vishiva]

Gita and Geetha are names of a female.

 

for the holy book name ,south indians pronounce as

 

as Geethye

 

Gee- Thye

 

Bhagawath Geethye.

 

as in dravida language which comes from samskrit.

[Sephiroth]

Geetha = Gita = Same meaning.

 

Geetham - Music or something similar.

Geet - Song I believe

 

One similar word with many meanings, depends on how you prounounce it. It nothing to do with language, it depends on how you speak it.

 

You say toMAto, I say TomaTO. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[maadhav]

yes, gita is a hindu girl's name,

but also it is same name as gita of krishna.

 

in geethye word pronounciation in south,

is th pronounced as in three, or as t in talvAr?

 

[Guest guest]

And this differentiate exists not in India alone but also in China and Japanese vocaburies (I know because I know Japanese language as well).

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China and Japanese don't use latin.