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Malayalam Alphabet and Pronuncation
Hello Polyglots 😀
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Malayalam alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
Having finished this lesson, you may be keen to explore these associated subjects: Say Hello and Greetings in Malayalam, Fruits.
Malayalam Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Letter | ക | ഖ | ഗ | ഘ | ങ | ച | ഛ | ജ | ഝ | ഞ | ട | ഠ | ഡ | ഢ | ണ | ത | ഥ | ദ | ധ | ന | പ | ഫ | ബ | ഭ | മ | യ | ര | ല | വ | ശ | ഷ | സ | ഹ | ള | ഴ | റ |
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Name | ka | kha | ga | gha | ṅa | ca | cha | ja | jha | ña | ṭa | ṭha | ḍa | ḍha | ṇa | t | tha | da | dha | na/ṉa | pa | pha | ba | bha | ma | ya | ra | la | va | śa | ṣa | sa | ha | ḷa | ḻa | ṟat̠a |
IPA | ka | kʰa | ɡa | ɡʱa | ŋa | t͡ʃa | t͡ʃʰa | d͡ʒa | d͡ʒʱa | ɲa | ʈa | ʈʰa | ɖa | ɖʱa | ɳa | t̪a | t̪ʰa | d̪a | d̪ʱa | n̪a/na | pa | pʰa | ba | bʱa | ma | ja | ɾʲa | la | ʋa | ɕa | ʂa | s̪a | ha | ɭa | ɻa | ra/ta |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Letter | അ | ആ | ഇ | ഈ | ഉ | ഊ | ഋ | എ | ഏ | ഐ | ഒ | ഓ | ഔ | |
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Diacritic | ◌ | ാ | ി | ീ | ു | ൂ | ൃ | െ | േ | ൈ | ൊ | ോ | ൗ | ് |
Name | a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | r̥ | e | ē | ai | o | ō | au | (omit vowel) |
IPA | a | aː | i | iː | u | uː | rɨ̆ | e | eː | ai | o | oː | äu |
Video - Malayalam Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker[edit | edit source]
Malayalam Alphabets and Words : Malayalam letters with words. you can learn Malayalam through this animation video.
Malayalam Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]