Kannaḍa lyāṭin varṇamāle/ಕನ್ನಡ ಲ್ಯಾಟಿನ್
ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆ
The Kannada Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com) # Latin letter A a
[a] B b
[b] C c
[t͡ʃ] D d
[d̪] E e
[e] G g
[g] H h
[ɦ]
Ḥ ḥ
[h] I i
[i] J j
[d͡ʒ] K k
[k] L l
[l̪] M m
[m] N n
[n̪] O o
[o] P p
[p] R r
[r] S s
[s] Š š
[ɕ] T t
[t̪]
[ʈ] U u
[ʊ] V v
[ʋ] Y y
[j]
Kannada letter
IPA
1
ಅ
2
Ā ā
ಆ
[aː]
3
ಬ
4
Bh bh
ಭ
[bʱ]
5
ಚ
6
Ch ch
ಛ
[t͡ʃʱ]
7
ದ
8
Dh dh
ಧ
[d̪ʱ]
9
Ḍ ḍ
ಡ
[ɖ]
10
Ḍh ḍh
ಢ
[ɖʱ]
11
ಎ
12
Ē ē
ಏ
[eː]
13
ಗ
14
Gh gh
ಘ
[gʱ]
15
ಹ
16
ಃ
17
ಇ
18
Ī ī
ಈ
[iː]
19
ಜ
20
Jh jh
ಝ
[d͡ʒʱ]
21
ಕ
22
Kh kh
ಖ
[kʱ]
23
ಲ
24
Ḷ ḷ
ಳ
[l̩]
25
ಮ
26
Ṃ ṃ
ಂ
[ŋ]
27
ನ
28
Ṇ ṇ
ಣ
[ɳ]
29
� �
ಞ
[ɲ]
30
Ṅ ṅ
ಙ
[ŋ]
31
ಒ
32
Ō ō
ಓ
[oː]
33
ಪ
34
Ph ph
ಫ
[pʱ]
35
ರ
36
Ṛ ṛ
ಱ,ಋ
[r̩]
37
Ṝ ṝ
ೠ
[r̩ː]
38
ಸ
39
Ṣ ṣ
ಷ
[ʂ]
40
ಶ
41
ತ
42
Th th
ಥ
[t̪ʱ]
43
Ṭ ṭ
ಟ
44
Ṭh ṭh
ಠ
[ʈʱ]
45
ಉ
46
Ū ū
ಊ
[uː]
47
ವ
48
ಯ
There would not be letters q, w, x, z, which would be replaced by k, v, ks, s,
respectively.
Diphthongs
ai | ಐ | [ai] |
au | ಔ | [au] |
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Ellā mānavarū svataṃtrarāgiyē janisiddhāre. Hāgū ghanate mattu hakku gaḷalli samānarāgiddāre. Vivēka mattu aṃtaḥkaraṇa gaḷannu paḍedavarādda riṃda avaru paraspara sahōdara bhāvadiṃda vartisabēku.