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Kannada Alphabets
Kannada Vowels
There are14 vowels in Kannada language. Except for ಐ and ಔ, every other vowel come in pairs and has a short and a long
version. The vowel ೠ (RU) is no longer in use.

ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಊ ಋ ೠ ಎ ಏ ಐ ಒ ಓ ಔ ಅಂ ಅಃ
a aa i ee (v)u oo ru roo e yay ai o O au um aha
ultra all in eat hook hoop ~hurt - end ate idle one over out hum ah ha

Kannada Consonants

ಕ ಖ ಗ ಘ ಙ
ka kha ga gha
~gna
car Khan gun guffaw
ಚ ಛ ಜ ಝ ಞ
cha Cha ja jha
~jna
church ~change jar hedgehog
ಟ ಠ ಡ ಢ ಣ
ta tta da dda -
tom anthill dumb duh ~pond
ತ ಥ ದ ಧ ನ
tha tha dha dha na
third thump the Buddha nut
ಪ ಫ ಬ ಭ ಮ
pa pha ba bha ma
punt up-hill bar clubhouse mars

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ಯ ರ ಲ ವ ಶ ಷ ಸ ಹ ಳ 3
ya ra la va sha ssha sa ha La ksha
yak run lump van shamu hush sum hut world rickshaw

Kannada Consonantal Vowels (Combinations of consonants and vowels)

The alphabets which are the combinations of consonants and vowels are written using extra strokes as shown in the
example below:

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