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Alfabeto Nepali

Devanagari

Nepali is written in the Devanagari script, the same as Hindi and Sanskrit. Nepali has 11 vowels and 33 consonants. The script is an abugida where consonants carry an inherent 'a' vowel.

Vowels (स्वर)

CarácterNombreRomanizaciónPronunciación
अAalike 'a' in 'about'
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'
अंAnusvaraaṃnasal vowel

Consonants (व्यञ्जन)

CarácterNombreRomanizaciónPronunciación
कKaklike 'k' in 'king'
खKhakhaspirated k
गGaglike 'g' in 'go'
घGhaghaspirated g
ङNgaṅlike 'ng' in 'sing'
चChaclike 'ch' in 'church'
छChhachaspirated ch
जJajlike 'j' in 'jam'
झJhajhaspirated j
ञNyañlike 'ny' in 'canyon'
टTaṭretroflex t
ठThaṭhaspirated retroflex t
डDaḍretroflex d
ढDhaḍhaspirated retroflex d
णNaṇretroflex n
तTatdental t
थThathaspirated dental t
दDaddental d
धDhadhaspirated 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'
वVav/wbetween 'v' and 'w'
शShaślike 'sh' in 'shoe'
षShaṣretroflex sh
सSaslike 's' in 'sun'
हHahlike 'h' in 'hat'