Gujarati: "chhe" to "se"

[panjabigator]

Greetings,

I was listening to the Garba "Mahisagar ne aare dhol" and I thought I heard "aave se" and not "aave chhe." My knowledge of Gujarati is minimal and limited to spoken, so I might have misheard the song lyric all along. But I thought I'd ask anyway: are there Gujarati dialects where "chhe" becomes "se?"

Best wishes,
PG

 

[greatbear]

Not strong on dialects of Gujarati, but wouldn't surprise me if it exists, because I have met people unable to pronounce "chh".

 

[greatbear]

You seem to have heard it correctly: here's the lyrics in Gujarati script, where there is indeed "se" instead of "chhe".

 

[panjabigator]

Thanks Greatbear. And also, thanks for finding the lyrics. Makes a lot more sense now.