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Alfabeto Telugu
Telugu Script
The Telugu script is an abugida of the Brahmic family. It is used for Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, spoken by over 80 million people mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The script has 16 vowels and 36 consonants. It is recognized by its rounded characters and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the language with the most phonemes.
Vowels
| Carácter | Nombre | Romanización | Pronunciación |
|---|---|---|---|
| అ | A | a | like 'a' in 'apple' |
| ఆ | Aa | ā | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ఇ | I | i | like 'i' in 'sit' |
| ఈ | Ii | ī | like 'ee' in 'meet' |
| ఉ | U | u | like 'u' in 'put' |
| ఊ | Uu | ū | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ఋ | Ri | ri | like 'ri' in 'river' |
| ఎ | E | e | like 'e' in 'met' |
| ఏ | Ee | ē | like 'a' in 'cake' |
| ఐ | Ai | ai | like 'i' in 'site' |
| ఒ | O | o | like 'o' in 'on' |
| ఓ | Oo | ō | like 'o' in 'go' |
| ఔ | Au | au | like 'ow' in 'how' |
Consonants
| Carácter | Nombre | Romanización | Pronunciación |
|---|---|---|---|
| క | Ka | k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| ఖ | Kha | kh | like 'k' (aspirated) |
| గ | Ga | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| ఘ | Gha | gh | like 'g' (breathy) |
| ఙ | Nga | ṅ | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| చ | Ca | c | like 'ch' in 'cheese' |
| ఛ | Cha | ch | like 'ch' (aspirated) |
| జ | Ja | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| ఝ | Jha | jh | like 'j' (breathy) |
| ఞ | Nya | ñ | like 'ny' in 'canyon' |
| ట | Ta (retroflex) | ṭ | a retroflex 't' |
| ఠ | Tha (retroflex) | ṭh | a retroflex 'th' (aspirated) |
| డ | Da (retroflex) | ḍ | a retroflex 'd' |
| ఢ | Dha (retroflex) | ḍh | a retroflex 'dh' |
| ణ | Na (retroflex) | ṇ | a retroflex 'n' |
| త | Ta | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| థ | Tha | th | like 't' (aspirated) |
| ద | Da | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| ధ | Dha | dh | like 'd' (breathy) |
| న | Na | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| ప | Pa | p | like 'p' in 'pen' |
| ఫ | Pha | ph / f | like 'f' in 'fan' |
| బ | Ba | b | like 'b' in 'book' |
| భ | Bha | bh | like 'b' (breathy) |
| మ | Ma | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| య | Ya | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| ర | Ra | r | a flap 'r' |
| ల | La | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| వ | Va | v / w | like 'v' or 'w' |
| శ | Sha (palatal) | ś | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| ష | Sha (retroflex) | ṣ | a retroflex 'sh' |
| స | Sa | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| హ | Ha | h | like 'h' in 'house' |
| ళ | Lla (retroflex) | ḷ | a retroflex 'l' |
| క్ష | Ksha | kṣ | combined 'ksh' sound |