Language/Telugu/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
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Telugu is a language spoken in India alongside with Hindi and Bengali.
Here is how to write and pronounce the alphabet:
Vowels
| Letter | అ | ఆ | ఇ | ఈ | ఉ | ఊ | ఋ | ౠ | ఎ | ఏ | ఒ | ఓ | ఐ | ఔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diacritic | ◌ | ా | ి | ీ | ు | ూ | ృ | ౄ | ె | ే | ొ | ో | ై | ౌ |
| ISO | a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | r̥ | r̥̄ | e | ē | o | ō | ai | au |
| IPA | /a/ | /aː/ | /i/ | /iː/ | /u/ | /uː/ | /ru/ | /ruː/ | /e/ | /eː/ | /o/ | /oː/ | /aj/ | /aw/ |
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Other diacritics
| Diacritic | ఁ | ం | ః | ్ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | aṁ | an̆ | aḥ | (omit vowel) |
| IPA | /ṁ/ | /n̆/ | /ḥ/ | |
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Consonants
| Letter | క | ఖ | గ | ఘ | ఙ | చ | ఛ | జ | ఝ | ఞ | ట | ఠ | డ | ఢ | ణ | త | థ | ద | ధ | న | ప | ఫ | బ | భ | మ | య | ర | ల | వ | ళ | శ | ష | స | హ | ఱ |
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| ISO | ka | kha | ga | gha | ṅa | ca | cha | ja | jha | ña | ṭa | ṭha | ḍa | ḍha | ṇa | ta | tha | da | dha | na | pa | pha | ba | bha | ma | ya | ra | la | va | ḷa | śa | ṣa | sa | ha | ṛa |
| IPA | /kʌ/ | /kʰʌ/ | /ɡʌ/ | /ɡʱʌ/ | /ŋʌ/ | /tʃʌ/ | /tʃʰʌ/ | /dʒʌ/ | /dʒʱʌ/ | /ɲʌ/ | /ʈʌ/ | /ʈʰʌ/ | /ɖʌ/ | /ɖʱʌ/ | /ɳʌ/ | /tʌ/ | /tʰʌ/ | /dʌ/ | /dʱʌ/ | /nʌ/ | /pʌ/ | /pʰʌ/ | /bʌ/ | /bʱʌ/ | /mʌ/ | /jʌ/ | /rʌ/ | /lʌ/ | /ʋʌ/ | /ɭʌ/ | /ʃʌ/ | /ʂʌ/ | /sʌ/ | /hʌ/ | /ɽʌ/ |
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