This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Hindi and Urdu. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Hindī-Urdū lātinī varṇamālā/हिन्दी-उर्दू लातिनी वर्णमाला/ہندی-اردو لاطینی حروف تہجی
The Hindi-Urdu Latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

 Hindi letter Urdu letter

IPA
1

A a

 अ اَ

[ə]
  ai ऐ اَے [ɛː]
  au औ اَو [ɔː]
2 Ā ā आ آ [aː]
3

B b

 ब ب

[b]
4 Bh bh भ بھ [bʱ]
5

C c

 च چ

[t͡ʃ]
6 Ch ch छ چھ [t͡ʃʰ]
7

D d

 द د

[d̪]
8 Dh dh ध دھ [d̪ʱ]
9 Ḍ ḍ ड ڈ [ɖ]
10 Ḍh ḍh ढ ڈھ [ɖʱ]
11

E e

 ए اے

[eː]
12

F f

 फ़ ف

[f]
13

G g

 ग گ

[g]
14 Gh gh घ گھ [gʱ]
15

Ǧ ǧ

 ग़ غ

[ɣ]
16

H h

 ः, ह ه ,ح

[h~ɦ]
17

I i

 इ اِ

[ɪ]
18 Ī ī ई اِی [iː]
19

J j

 ज ج

[d͡ʒ]
20 Jh jh झ جھ [d͡ʒʱ]
21

K k

 क ک

[k]
22 Kh kh ख کھ [kʰ]
23

L l

 ल ل

[l]
24

M m

 म م

[m]
25

N n

 न ن

[n]
26 Ṇ ṇ ण ن [ɳ]
27 � � ञ ن [ɲ]
28 Ṅ ṅ ङ ن [ŋ]
29

O o

 ओ او

[oː]
30

P p

 प پ

[p]
31 Ph ph फ پھ [pʰ]
32

Q q

 क़ ق

[q]
33

R r

 र ر

[r]
34 Ṛ ṛ ड़ ڑ [ɽ]
35 Ṛh ṛh ढ़ ڑھ [ɽʰ]
36

S s

 स س, ث, ص

[s]
37 Ṣ ṣ ष س [ʂ]
38

Š š

 श ش

[ʃ]
39

T t

 त ت, ط

[t̪]
40 Th th थ تھ [t̪ʰ]
41 Ṭ ṭ ट ٹ

[ʈ]
42 Ṭh ṭh ठ ٹھ [ʈʰ]
43

U u

 उ اُ

[ʊ]
44 Ū ū ऊ اُو [uː]
45

V v

 व و

[ʋ]
46

W w

 व و

[w]
47

X x

 ख़ خ

[x]
48

Y y

 य ی

[j]
49

Z z

 ज़ ز, ذ, ض, ظ

[z]
50

Ž ž

 झ़ ژ

[ʒ]
51 ʔ ʔ ع, ء, ا [ʔ]

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Sabhī manuṣyo� ko gaurav aur adhikāro� ke māmale me� janmajāt svatantratā aur samānatā prāpt ha. Unhe� buddhi aur antarātmā kī den prāpt ha aur paraspar unhe� bhāīcāre ke bhāv se bartāv karnā cāhie.

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