schwa deletion

Questions

What does schwa deletion mean?

The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas.

Where does schwa deletion come from?

From schwa + deletion.

How to pronounce schwa deletion

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