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ಅ N/A A
ಆ ಾ Ā
ಇ ಾ I
ಈ ಾ Ī
ಉ ಾ U
ಊ ಾ Ū
ಋ ಾ Rū
ಎ ಾ E
ಏ ಾ Ē
ಐ ಾ Ai
ಒ ಾ O
ಓ ಾ Ō
ಔ ಾ Au
1.The Jihvamuliya: ೱ
2.The Upadhmaniya: ೲ
Consonant letters[edit]
Two categories of consonant letters
(ವ್ಯ ಂಜನ vyan̄jana) are defined in Kannada:
the structured consonants and the unstructured
consonants.
Structured consonants[edit]
The structured consonants are classified according to
where the tongue touches the palate of the mouth and
are classified accordingly into five structured groups.
These consonants are shown here with
their IAST transcriptions.
ಗ (g ಙ (ṅa
Velars ಕ (ka) ಖ (kha) ಘ (gha)
a) )
Palata ಚ (ca ಜ (j ಞ (ñ
ಛ (cha) ಝ (jha)
ls ) a) a)
Retrof ಡ (ḍ ಣ (ṇ
ಟ (ṭa) ಠ (ṭha) ಢ (ḍha)
lex a) a)
Dental ದ (d ನ (na
ತ (ta) ಥ (tha) ಧ (dha)
s a) )
Labial ಪ (pa ಬ (b ಮ(
ಫ (pha) ಭ (bha)
s ) a) ma)
s
h
ಕಖಗಘಙಚಛಜಝ
ಞಟಠಡಢಣತಥದಧನಪಫಬಭಮ
ಯ ರಱಲವಶಷಸಹಳೞ
o
w
Pronunciation of letters[edit]
ಅ अ [a]
ಆ आ [aː]
ಇ इ [i]
ಈ ई [iː]
ಉ उ [u]
ಊ ऊ [uː]
ಋ ऋ [rɨ]
ಎ ए [e]
ಏ ऎ [eː]
ಐ ऐ [eʲ]
ಒ ओ [o]
ಓ ऒ [oː]
ಔ औ [oʷ]
ಅಂ अं [am]
ಅಃ अः [ah]
ಕ क [ka]
ಖ ख [kʰa]
ಗ ग [ɡa]
ಘ घ [ɡʱa]
ಙ ङ [ŋa]
ಚ च [tʃa]
ಛ छ [tʃʰa]
ಜ ज [dʒa]
ಝ झ [dʒʱa]
ಞ ञ [ɲa]
ಟ ट [ʈa]
ಠ ठ [ʈʰa]
ಡ ड [ɖa]
ಢ ढ [ɖʱa]
ಣ ण [ɳa]
ತ त [t̪a]
ಥ थ [t̪ʰa]
ದ द [d̪a]
ಧ ध [d̪ʱa]
ನ न [n̪a]
ಪ प [pa]
ಫ फ [pʰa]
ಬ ब [ba]
ಭ भ [bʱa]
ಮ म [ma]
ಯ य [ja]
ರ र [ra]
ಱ ऱ [ṟa]
ಲ ल [l̪a]
ವ व [ʋa]
ಶ श [ça]
ಷ ष [ʂa]
ಸ स [sa]
ಹ ह [ħa]
ಳ ळ [ɭa]
ೞ ऴ [ḻa]
Writing order[edit]
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Akshara[edit]
Written Kannada is composed of akshara or kagunita,
corresponding to syllables. The letters for consonants
combine with diacritics for vowels. The consonant letter
without any diacritic, such as ಕ ka, has the inherent
vowel a ಅ. This is called ದ ಘಘ dīrgha. A consonant
without a vowel is marked with a 'killer' stroke, such
as ಕ್ k. This is known as ಹ್ರ ಸ್ವ hrasva.
– (ಅ, a) ದ /da/
್ – ದ್ /d/
್ (ಆ, ā) ದಾ /daː/
್ (ಈ, ī) ದಿ /diː/
್ (ಉ, u) ದು /du/
್ (ಊ, ū) ದೂ /duː/
್ (ಎ, e) ದೆ /de/
್ (ಏ, ē) ದೇ /deː/
್ (ಓ, ō) ದೊ /doː/
ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಊಋಎ ಏ ಐ ಒ ಓ ಔ ಅಂಅಃ—
ಕ ಕಾ ಕಿ ಕಿ ಕು ಕೂ ಕೃ ಕೆ ಕೇ ಕೈ ಕೊ ಕೊ ಕೌ ಕಂ ಕಃ ಕ್
ಗ ಗಾ ಗಿ ಗಿ ಗು ಗೂ ಗೃ ಗೆ ಗೇ ಗೈ ಗೊ ಗೊ ಗೌ ಗಂ ಗಃ ಗ್
ಙ ಙಾಙಿಙಿೀಙುಙೂಙೃಙೆಙೇಙೈಙೊಙೊೀ
ಙೌಙಂಙಃಙ್
ಚ ಚಾಚಿ ಚಿ ಚು ಚೂಚೃ ಚೆ ಚೇ ಚೈ ಚೊಚೊ ಚೌಚಂಚಃಚ್
ಝಝಾ
ಝಿಝಿಝು
ಝೂಝೃಝೆಝೇಝೈಝೊ
ಝೊಝೌಝಂ
ಝಃಝ್
ಞ ಞಾಞಿಞಿೀ
ಞುಞೂಞೃಞೆಞೇ
ಞೈಞೊ
ಞೊೀ
ಞೌಞಂಞಃಞ್
ಠ ಠಾ ಠಿ ಠಿ ಠು ಠೂಠೃ ಠೆ ಠೇ ಠೈ ಠೊಠೊ ಠೌ ಠಂ ಠಃ ಠ್
ತ ತಾ ತಿ ತಿ ತು ತೂತೃ ತೆ ತೇ ತೈ ತೊತೊ ತೌ ತಂ ತಃ ತ್
ಮಮಾಮಿಮಿ ಮುಮೂ
ಮೃಮೆಮೇಮೈಮೊಮೊಮೌಮಂಮಃಮ್
ಯಯಾ
ಯಿಯಿಯು
ಯೂಯೃಯೆಯೇಯೈಯೊಯೊಯೌ
ಯಂಯಃಯ್
ರ ರಾ ರಿ ರಿ ರು ರೂರೃ ರೆ ರೇ ರೈ ರೊರೊ ರೌ ರಂ ರಃ ರ್
ಶ ಶಾ ಶಿ ಶಿ ಶು ಶೂಶೃ ಶೆ ಶೇ ಶೈ ಶೊಶೊ ಶೌ ಶಂ ಶಃ ಶ್
ಸ್ ಸಾ ಸಿ ಸಿ ಸು ಸೂಸೃ ಸೆ ಸೇ ಸೈ ಸೊಸೊ ಸೌ ಸಂ ಸಃ ಸ್
ಳ ಳಾ ಳಿ ಳಿ ಳು ಳೂ ಳೃ ಳೆ ಳೇ ಳೈ ಳೊ ಳೊ ಳೌ ಳಂಳಃ ಳ್
ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞ ೞಂೞಃ ೞ್
Transliteration[edit]
Several transliteration schemes/tools are used to type
Kannada characters using a standard keyboard. These
include Baraha[13] (based on ITRANS), Pada
Software[14] and several internet tools like Google
transliteration, Quillpad[15] (predictive
transliterator). Nudi, the Government of Karnataka's
standard for Kannada Input, is a phonetic layout loosely
based on transliteration.
In popular culture[edit]
Due to its resemblance to an eye and an eyebrow, the
Kannada letter ಠ ṭha is used in a
popular emoticon called the "look of disapproval"
(displayed as "ಠ_ಠ") used to convey disapproval or
contempt.[16] Similarly, the akshara ರೃ rr̥a has been
used in emoticons to represent a monocle, while
ಥ tha has been used to represent a tearing eye.
Unicode[edit]
Main article: Kannada (Unicode block)
Kannada script was added to the Unicode Standard in
October, 1991 with the release of version 1.0.
The Unicode block for Kannada is U+0C80–U+0CFF:
Kannada[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+0
ಀ ್ ್ಂ ್ಃ ಀ ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈಉಊಋ ಌ ಎಏ
C8x
U+0
ಐ ಒ ಓ ಔ ಕ ಖ ಗ ಘ ಙ ಚ ಛ ಜ ಝಞ ಟ
C9x
U+0
ಠ ಡ ಢ ಣತ ಥದಧನ ಪ ಫ ಬ ಭ ಮಯ
CAx
U+0
ರ ಱಲ ಳ ವಶ ಷಸ ಹ ್ ಽ ್ ್
CBx
U+0
್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್ ್
CCx
U+0
್ ್ ೞ
CDx
U+0
ೠೡ್ ್ ೦೧೨೩ ೪ ೫ ೬ ೭ ೮ ೯
CEx
U+0
ೱ ೲ
CFx