Similar to English language, Kannada language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 15 vowels and 36 consonants in Kannada alphabet.
Here are the list of Kannada vowels, consonants, and numerals-
Kannada Vowels
In Kannada, vowels are known as ಸ್ವರ (Svara). There are two types of vowels; dependent vowels and independent vowels. Dependent vowels are always used together with a consonant.
Independent vowels
| ಅ a |
ಆ aa |
ಇ i |
ಈ ii |
ಉ u |
ಊ uu |
ಋ ru |
ಎ e |
| ಏ ee |
ಐ ai |
ಒ o |
ಓ oo |
ಔ au |
ಅಂ am |
ಅಃ aha |
Dependent vowels
| ಾ aa |
ಿ i |
ೀ ee |
ು u |
ೂ oo |
ೃ ru |
ೆ e |
ೇ ee |
| ೈ ai |
ೊ o |
ೋ oo |
ೌ au |
Kannada Consonants
In Kannada, consonants are known as ವ್ಯಂಜನ (Vyanjana). The following table shows 36 consonant letters and their pronunciations.
| ಕ ka |
ಖ kha |
ಗ ga |
ಘ gha |
ಙ nga |
ಚ cha |
ಛ chha |
ಜ ja |
| ಝ jha |
ಞ nya |
ಟ ta |
ಠ tha |
ಡ da |
ಢ dha |
ಣ na |
ತ ta |
| ಥ tha |
ದ da |
ಧ dha |
ನ na |
ಪ pa |
ಫ pha |
ಬ ba |
ಭ bha |
| ಮ ma |
ಯ ya |
ರ ra |
ಲ la |
ವ va |
ಶ sha |
ಷ sha |
ಸ sa |
| ಹ ha |
ಳ la |
ಕ್ಷ ksha |
ಜ್ಞ jna |
Kannada Numerals
Kannada numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Kannada numbers and their English equivalents.
| ೦ 0 sonne |
೧ 1 ondhu |
೨ 2 eradu |
೩ 3 mooru |
೪ 4 naalku |
೫ 5 aidhu |
೬ 6 aaru |
೭ 7 yelu |
| ೮ 8 entu |
೯ 9 ombathu |
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