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Alphabet Konkani

Devanagari

Konkani is written in the Devanagari script. It is the official language of Goa, India. Konkani also has writing traditions in Roman, Kannada, and Malayalam scripts. The Devanagari form is used for official purposes.

Vowels (स्वर)

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
अAalike 'o' in 'go' (Konkani)
आAaālike 'a' in 'father'
इIilike 'i' in 'sit'
ईIiīlike 'ee' in 'see'
उUulike 'u' in 'put'
ऊUuūlike 'oo' in 'moon'
एEelike 'a' in 'lake'
ऐAiailike 'i' in 'kite'
ओOolike 'o' in 'go'
औAuaulike 'ow' in 'cow'
अंAnusvaraṃnasal vowel

Consonants (व्यंजन)

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
कKaklike 'k' in 'king'
खKhakhaspirated k
गGaglike 'g' in 'go'
घGhaghaspirated g
चCaclike 'ch' in 'church'
छChachaspirated ch
जJajlike 'j' in 'jam'
झJhajhaspirated j
टTa (retroflex)ṭretroflex t
ठTha (retroflex)ṭhaspirated retroflex t
डDa (retroflex)ḍretroflex d
ढDha (retroflex)ḍhaspirated retroflex d
तTa (dental)tdental t
थTha (dental)thaspirated dental t
दDa (dental)ddental d
धDha (dental)dhaspirated dental d
नNanlike 'n' in 'no'
पPaplike 'p' in 'park'
फPhaphaspirated p
बBablike 'b' in 'ball'
भBhabhaspirated b
मMamlike 'm' in 'moon'
यYaylike 'y' in 'yes'
रRarrolled r
लLallike 'l' in 'love'
वVavlike 'v' in 'vine'
शShaślike 'sh' in 'shoe'
सSaslike 's' in 'sun'
हHahlike 'h' in 'hat'