The Kannada script is an abugida of the Brahmic family^[1], primarily to write the Kannada language, one of the Dravidian languages in India. It is also used for Konkani, Tulu, Beary bashe and Kodava languages. An abugida or alphasyllabary is a writing system composed of signs (graphemes) denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel, which are consistently modified to indicate other vowels (or, in some cases, the lack of a vowel). ... The Brahmic family is a family of abugidas (writing systems) used in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, Manchuria. ... Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India and one of the oldest languages in India. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages[1] that are mainly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of Afghanistan and Iran, and overseas in other countries such... Konkani language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Konkani (Devanāgarī: कोंकणी, Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, Malayalam: കൊംകണീ, Roman: Konknni, IAST: ) is a language of India, and belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. ... This article is about a language of India. ... Beary bashe or Naaknik bashe is a Dravidian language spoken by a religious minority of Muslims in a region known as Tulunadu in the state of Karnataka. ... Kodava Takk, often called Coorgi or Coorg language in English, is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu. ...

General

A sign board in Kannada script

The script has forty-nine characters in its alphasyllabary and is phonemic. The Kannada character set is almost identical to that of other Indian languages. The number of written symbols, however, is far more than the 49 characters in the alphasyllabary, because different characters can be combined to form compound characters (ottaksharas). Each written symbol in the Kannada script corresponds with one syllable, as opposed to one phoneme in languages like English. The Kannada writing system is an abugida, with consonants appearing with an inherent vowel. Sample of the kannada alphabet. ... Sample of the kannada alphabet. ... An alphasyllabary or abugida (a term coined by Peter T. Daniels) is a writing system whose basic signs denote consonants with an inherent vowel and where consistent modifications of the basic sign indicate other following vowels than the inherent one (or, in some cases, the lack of a vowel, for... In spoken language, a phoneme is a basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words (i. ... The article describes the languages spoken in the Republic of India. ... A syllable (Ancient Greek: ) is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. ... In human language, a phoneme is the theoretical representation of a sound. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... An abugida or alphasyllabary is a writing system composed of signs (graphemes) denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel, which are consistently modified to indicate other vowels (or, in some cases, the lack of a vowel). ...

The characters are classified into three categories: swaras (vowels), vyanjanas (consonants) and yogavaahas (part vowel, part consonants). Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture of the vocal tract sufficient to cause audible turbulence. ...

Note: Unicode character entities used below. You will need a font that supports Kannada to see the characters. English transliterations based on Unicode character names listed next to symbol.

Vowels

There are thirteen vowels (swaras):

ಅ (a), ಆ (aa), ಇ (e), ಈ (ee), ಉ (u), ಊ (uu), ಋ (rr), ಎ (a~), ಏ (ea), ಐ (ai), ಒ (o), ಓ (oo), ಔ (ou)

Yogavaahas

The yogavaahas (part-vowel, part consonant) include two letters:

1. The anusvara: ಂ (am)
2. The visarga: ಃ (ah)

Consonants

Two types of consonants are identified in Kannada: the structured consonants and the unstructured consonants. The structured consonants are classified according to where the tongue touches the palate of the mouth and are classified accordingly into five structured groups.

Brahmi script, Kanheri Caves

Image File history File links Kanheri-brahmi. ... Image File history File links Kanheri-brahmi. ... The Kanheri Caves are a protected archaeological site in Mumbai, India. ...

Structured consonants

See place of articulation for more information on tongue positions. Phoneticians define phonation as use of the laryngeal system to generate an audible source of acoustic energy, i. ... In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some stop consonants. ... Phoneticians define phonation as use of the laryngeal system to generate an audible source of acoustic energy, i. ... In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some stop consonants. ... A nasal consonant is produced when the velum—that fleshy part of the palate near the back—is lowered, allowing air to escape freely through the nose. ... Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate (the back part of the roof of the mouth, known also as the velum). ... is the Devanagari glyph (Unicode codepoint U+0915). ... Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth). ... Retroflex consonants are articulated with the tip of the tongue curled up and back so the bottom of the tip touches the roof of the mouth. ... Dentals are consonants such as t, d, n, and l articulated with either the lower or the upper teeth, or both, rather than with the gum ridge as in English. ... Labials are consonants articulated either with both lips (bilabial articulation) or with the lower lip and the upper teeth (labiodental articulation). ... Places of articulation (passive & active): 1. ...

Unstructured consonants

The unstructured consonants are consonants that do not fall into any of the above structures:

ಯ (ya), ರ (ra), ಲ (la), ವ (va), ಶ (sha), ಷ (shha) ಸ (sa), ಹ (ha), ಳ (lla)

Numbers

The decimal numbers in the script are:

೦ (0), ೧ (1), ೨ (2), ೩ (3), ೪ (4), ೫ (5), ೬ (6), ೭ (7), ೮ (8), ೯ (9)

Kannada Kagunita

See also

• Kannada language
• Kannada literature
• Kannada poetry
• Karnataka

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India and one of the oldest languages in India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Kannada poetry is poetry written in the Kannada language spoken in Karnataka state of India. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

External links

• The Unicode Book: Chapter 9PDF (634 KiB) — South and Southeast Asian Scripts
• The Unicode Standard 5.0 — Kannada Code Chart PDF (106 KiB)
• Kannada alphabet — From Omniglot
• Indian Language Converter — Transliterate from Romanised to Unicode Kannada
• Free Kannada fonts and editing software — Free fonts and software to compose in Kannada, from Baraha.com

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