🇮🇳
Konkani Alphabet
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)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| अ | A | a | like 'o' in 'go' (Konkani) |
| आ | Aa | ā | like 'a' in 'father' |
| इ | I | i | like 'i' in 'sit' |
| ई | Ii | ī | like 'ee' in 'see' |
| उ | U | u | like 'u' in 'put' |
| ऊ | Uu | ū | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ए | E | e | like 'a' in 'lake' |
| ऐ | Ai | ai | like 'i' in 'kite' |
| ओ | O | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| औ | Au | au | like 'ow' in 'cow' |
| अं | Anusvara | ṃ | nasal vowel |
Consonants (व्यंजन)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| क | Ka | k | like 'k' in 'king' |
| ख | Kha | kh | aspirated k |
| ग | Ga | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| घ | Gha | gh | aspirated g |
| च | Ca | c | like 'ch' in 'church' |
| छ | Cha | ch | aspirated ch |
| ज | Ja | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| झ | Jha | jh | aspirated j |
| ट | Ta (retroflex) | ṭ | retroflex t |
| ठ | Tha (retroflex) | ṭh | aspirated retroflex t |
| ड | Da (retroflex) | ḍ | retroflex d |
| ढ | Dha (retroflex) | ḍh | aspirated retroflex d |
| त | Ta (dental) | t | dental t |
| थ | Tha (dental) | th | aspirated dental t |
| द | Da (dental) | d | dental d |
| ध | Dha (dental) | dh | aspirated dental d |
| न | Na | n | like 'n' in 'no' |
| प | Pa | p | like 'p' in 'park' |
| फ | Pha | ph | aspirated p |
| ब | Ba | b | like 'b' in 'ball' |
| भ | Bha | bh | aspirated b |
| म | Ma | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| य | Ya | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| र | Ra | r | rolled r |
| ल | La | l | like 'l' in 'love' |
| व | Va | v | like 'v' in 'vine' |
| श | Sha | ś | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| स | Sa | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ह | Ha | h | like 'h' in 'hat' |