Vowels vs Matras
Vowels stand alone. Matras attach to consonants and change the vowel sound.
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Plain vs Puff-of-Air
Some pairs differ only by a small burst of breath after the sound.
Voiced vs Unvoiced
Some pairs use the same mouth shape, but one turns your voice on.
Dental Family
ત થ દ ધ ન: tongue touches the back of the upper teeth.
Retroflex Family
ટ ઠ ડ ઢ ણ: curl your tongue slightly backward.
Vowels
13Matras
10ા
aa markLike the 'a' in father.
િ
i markLike the 'i' in bit.
ી
ee markLike the 'ee' in see.
ુ
u markLike the 'u' in put.
ૂ
oo markLike the 'oo' in food.
ૃ
ru markA rare vowel sound, usually learned as ru.
ે
e markLike the 'e' in they, but shorter and cleaner.
ૈ
ai markLike the 'ai' in aisle.
ો
o markLike the 'o' in go.
ૌ
au markLike the 'ow' in cow.
Signs
2Conjuncts
10Ya-combos
6Consonants
38ક
kak
ખ
kʰak + puff
ગ
gag
ઘ
gʰag + puff
ઙ
ṅang
ચ
chach
છ
chʰach + puff
જ
jaj
ઝ
jʰaj + puff
ઞ
ñanya
ટ
ṭat
ઠ
ṭʰat + puff
ડ
ḍad
ઢ
ḍʰad + puff
ણ
ṇan
ત
tat
થ
tʰat + puff
દ
dad
ધ
dʰad + puff
ન
nan
પ
pap
ફ
pʰap + puff
બ
bab
ભ
bʰab + puff
મ
mam
ય
yay
ર
rar
લ
lal
વ
vav / w
શ
shash
ષ
ṣash with curled tongue
સ
sas
હ
hah
ળ
ḷal with curled tongue
ક્ષ
kshak-sh
જ્ઞ
jnyaj-nya
ત્ર
trat-r
શ્ર
shrash-r
Advanced conjuncts
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