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Kannada Braille
Script type
Print basis
Kannada alphabet
LanguagesKannada language
Related scripts
Parent systems
Indic

Kannada Braille is one of the Bharati braille alphabets, and it largely conforms to the letter values of the other Bharati alphabets.[1]

Alphabet[edit | edit source]

The alphabet is as follows.[1] Vowel letters are used rather than diacritics, and they occur after consonants in their spoken order. For orthographic conventions, see Bharati Braille.

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ISO a ā i ī u ū e ē ai o ō au
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ISO r̥̄
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ISO k kh g gh
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ISO c ch j jh ñ
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ISO ṭh ḍh
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ISO t th d dh n
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ISO p ph b bh m
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ISO y r l v
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ISO ś s h
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There is a single pre-formed conjunct, and two obsolete letters,

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ISO kṣ
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and several syllable codas,

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ISO Halant Anusvara Visarga
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Punctuation[edit | edit source]

See Bharati Braille#Punctuation.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013