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Basic Language Rule in Kannada

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Basic Language Rule in Kannada

When a dependent consonant combines with an independent vowel, a Akshara is formed.

Consonant (Vyanjana) + Vowel (matra) ---> Letter (Akshara)

Example: ಕ್ + ಅ ---> ಕ

Based on this rule we can combine all the Consonants (Vyanjanas) with the existing Vowels (matra)

to form Kagunitha for Kannada alphabet.

ಕ ಕಾ ಕಿ ಕೀ ಕು ಕೂ ಕೃ ಕೆ ಕೇ ಕೈ ಕೊ ಕೋ ಕೌ ಕಂ ಕಃ

ಖ ಖಾ ಖಿ ಖೀ ಖು ಖೂ ಖೃ ಖೆ ಖೇ ಖೈ ಖೊ ಖೋ ಖೌ ಖಂ ಖಃ

ಗ ಗಾ ಗಿ ಗೀ ಗು ಗೂ ಗೃ ಗೆ ಗೇ ಗೈ ಗೊ ಗೋ ಗೌ ಗಂ ಗಃ

ಘ ಘಾ ಘಿ ಘೀ ಘೃ ಘೆ ಘೇ ಘೈ ಘೊ ಘೊ ಘೋ ಘೌ ಘಂ ಘಃ

ಙ ಙಾ ಙಿ ಙೀ ಙು ಙೂ ಙೃ ಙೆ ಙೇ ಙೈ ಙೊ ಙೋ ಙೌ ಙಂ ಙಃ

ಚ ಚಾ ಚಿ ಚೀ ಚು ಚೂ ಚೃ ಚೆ ಚೇ ಚೈ ಚೊ ಚೋ ಚೌ ಚಂ ಚಃ

ಛಾ ಛಿ ಛೀ ಛು ಛೂ ಛೃ ಛೆ ಛೇ ಛೈ ಛೊ ಛೋ ಛೌ ಛಂ ಛಃ

ಜ ಜಾ ಜಿ ಜೀ ಜು ಜೂ ಜೃ ಜೆ ಜೇ ಜೈ ಜೊ ಜೋ ಜೌ ಜಂ ಜಃ

ಝ ಝಾ ಝಿ ಝೀ ಝು ಝೂ ಝೃ ಝೆ ಝೇ ಝೈ ಝೊ ಝೋ ಝೌ ಝಂ ಝಃ

ಞ ಞಾ ಞಿ ಞೀ ಞು ಞೂ ಞೃ ಞೆ ಞೇ ಞೈ ಞೊ ಞೋ ಞೌ ಞಂ ಞಃ

ತ ತಾ ತಿ ತೀ ತು ತೂ ತೃ ತೆ ತೇ ತೈ ತೊ ತೋ ತೌ ತಂ ತಃ

ಥ ಥಾ ಥಿ ಥೀ ಥು ಥೂ ಥೃ ಥೆ ಥೇ ಥೈ ಥೊ ಥೋ ಥೌ ಥಂ ಥಃ

ದ ದಾ ದಿ ದೀ ದು ದೂ ದೃ ದೆ ದೇ ದೈ ದೊ ದೋ ದೌ ದಂ ದಃ

ಧ ಧಾ ಧಿ ಧೀ ಧು ಧೂ ಧೃ ಧೆ ಧೇ ಧೈ ಧೊ ಧೋ ಧೌ ಧಂ ಧಃ

ನ ನಾ ನಿ ನೀ ನು ನೂ ನೃ ನೆ ನೇ ನೈ ನೊ ನೋ ನೌ ನಂ ನಃ

ಟ ಟಾ ಟಿ ಟೀ ಟು ಟೂ ಟೃ ಟೆ ಟೇ ಟೈ ಟೊ ಟೋ ಟೌ ಟಂ ಟಃ

ಠ ಠಾ ಠಿ ಠೀ ಠು ಠೂ ಠೃ ಠೆ ಠೇ ಠೈ ಠೊ ಠೋ ಠೌ ಠಂ ಠಃ

ಡ ಡಾ ಡಿ ಡೀ ಡು ಡೂ ಡೃ ಡೆ ಡೇ ಡೈ ಡೊ ಡೋ ಡೌ ಡಂ ಡಃ

ಡ ಢಾ ಢಿ ಢೀ ಢು ಢೂ ಢೃ ಢೆ ಢೇ ಢೈ ಢೊ ಢೋ ಢೌ ಢಂ ಢಃ

ಣ ಣಾ ಣಿ ಣೀ ಣು ಣೂ ಣೃ ಣೆ ಣೇ ಣೈ ಣೊ ಣೋ ಣೌ ಣಂ ಣಃ

ಪ ಪಾ ಪಿ ಪೀ ಪು ಪೂ ಪೃ ಪೆ ಪೇ ಪೈ ಪೊ ಪೋ ಪೌ ಪಂ ಪಃ

ಫ ಫಾ ಫಿ ಫೀ ಫು ಫೂ ಫೃ ಫೆ ಫೇ ಫೈ ಫೊ ಫೋ ಫೌ ಫಂ ಫಃ

ಬ ಬಾ ಬಿ ಬೀ ಬು ಬೂ ಬೃ ಬೆ ಬೇ ಬೈ ಬೊ ಬೋ ಬೌ ಬಂ ಬಃ

ಭ ಭಾ ಭಿ ಭೀ ಭು ಭೂ ಭೃ ಭೆ ಭೇ ಭೈ ಭೊ ಭೋ ಭೌ ಭಂ ಭಃ

ಮ ಮಾ ಮಿ ಮೀ ಮು ಮೂ ಮೃ ಮೆ ಮೇ ಮೈ ಮೊ ಮೋ ಮೌ ಮಂ ಮಃ

ಯ ಯಾ ಯಿ ಯೀ ಯು ಯೂ ಯೃ ಯೆ ಯೇ ಯೈ ಯೊ ಯೋ ಯೌ ಯಂ ಯಃ

ರ ರಾ ರಿ ರೀ ರು ರೂ ರೃ ರೆ ರೇ ರೈ ರೊ ರೋ ರೌ ರಂ ರಃ

ಲ ಲಾ ಲಿ ಲೀ ಲು ಲೂ ಲೃ ಲೆ ಲೇ ಲೈ ಲೊ ಲೋ ಲೌ ಲಂ ಲಃ

ವ ವಾ ವಿ ವೀ ವು ವೂ ವೃ ವೆ ವೇ ವೈ ವೊ ವೋ ವೌ ವಂ ವಃ

ಶ ಶಾ ಶಿ ಶೀ ಶು ಶೂ ಶೃ ಶೆ ಶೇ ಶೈ ಶೊ ಶೋ ಶೌ ಶಂ ಶಃ

ಷ ಷಾ ಷಿ ಷೀ ಷು ಷೂ ಷೃ ಷೆ ಷೇ ಷೈ ಷೊ ಷೋ ಷೌ

ಸ ಸಾ ಸಿ ಸೀ ಸು ಸೂ ಸೃ ಸೆ ಸೇ ಸೈ ಸೊ ಸೋ ಸೌ ಸಂ ಸಃ

ಹ ಹಾ ಹಿ ಹೀ ಹು ಹೂ ಹೃ ಹೆ ಹೇ ಹೈ ಹೊ ಹೋ ಹೌ ಹಂ ಹಃ

ಳ ಳಾ ಳಿ ಳೀ ಳು ಳೂ ಳೃ ಳೆ ಳೇ ಳೈ ಳೊ ಳೋ ಳೌ ಳಂ ಳಃ

History & Intro ( Wiki Based )

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The Kannada script is an abugida of the Brahmic family, primarily to write the Kannada language, one of the Dravidian languages in India. It is also used for Konkani, Tulu Telugu and Kodava languages.

General

The script has forty-nine characters in its alphasyllabary and is phonemic. The Kannada character set is almost identical to that of other Indian languages. The number of written symbols, however, is far more than the 49 characters in the alphasyllabary, because different characters can be combined to form compound characters (ottaksharas). Each written symbol in the Kannada script corresponds with one syllable, as opposed to one phoneme in languages like English. The Kannada writing system is an abugida, with consonants appearing with an inherent vowel.

The characters are classified into three categories: swaras (vowels), vyanjanas (consonants) and yogavaahas (part vowel, part consonants).

Vowels

There are thirteen vowels (swaras):

ಅ (a), ಆ (aa), ಇ (e), ಈ (ee), ಉ (u), ಊ (uu), ಋ (rr), ಎ (a~), ಏ (ea), ಐ (ai), ಒ (o), ಓ (oo), ಔ (ou)

Yogavaahas

The yogavaahas (part-vowel, part consonant) include two letters:

The anusvara: ಂ (am)
The visarga: ಃ (ah)

Consonants

Two types of consonants are identified in Kannada: the structured consonants and the unstructured consonants. The structured consonants are classified according to where the tongue touches the palate of the mouth and are classified accordingly into five structured groups.

Structured consonants

	voiceless	voiceless aspirate	voiced	voiced aspirate	nasal
Velars	ಕ (ka)	ಖ (kha)	ಗ (ga)	ಘ (gha)	ಙ (nga)
Palatals	ಚ (ca)	ಛ (cha)	ಜ (ja)	ಝ (jha)	ಞ (nya)
Retroflex	ಟ (tta)	ಠ (ttha)	ಡ (dda)	ಢ (ddha)	ಣ (nna)
Dentals	ತ (ta)	ಥ (tha)	ದ (da)	ಧ (dha)	ನ (na)
Labials	ಪ (pa)	ಫ (pha)	ಬ (ba)	ಭ (bha)	ಮ (ma)

Unstructured consonants

The unstructured consonants are consonants that do not fall into any of the above structures:

ಯ (ya), ರ (ra), ಲ (la), ವ (va), ಶ (sha), ಷ (shha), ಸ (sa), ಹ (ha), ಳ (lla)

Numbers

The decimal numbers in the script are:

೦ (0), ೧ (1), ೨ (2), ೩ (3), ೪ (4), ೫ (5), ೬ (6), ೭ (7), ೮ (8), ೯ (9)

Basic Phrases( Daily use )

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*Greetings*
Hello	Namaskara
Goodbye	Hogi Barthene
How are you?	Neevu hegiddheeri?
I Like Udupi	Nanage Udupi ishta
You are beautiful	Neevu chanda iddiri
I am fine	Naanu chennagiddene
Thank you	dhanyavadagalu
*Introduction*
My name is Vasantha	Nanna hesaru Vasantha
I am from (country name)	Naanu (country name) deshadavanu
Happy to meet you	Nimmannu bhetimaadi santosha agide
Sorry I'm late	Kshamisi, naanu thadavaagi bandhe
*Enquiry*
What is your name?	Nimma hesaru enu?
How do I go there?	Allige naanu hege hoguvudu?
How much is this?	Idhu eshtu?
Where can I make a phone call?	Phone kare yelli madabahudu?
Can you help me?	Nanage sahaya maadutheera?
How do I reach the airport?	Nannu airportige hege thalapuvudhu?
Where can I go shopping?	Naanu shopping maadalu ellige hogabeku?
Was there a call for me?	Nanage yaaradharu phone maadidra?
Take me to a Hotel, where the rent is around Rs. 1000/-	Nannanu, ondu saavira rupayi room badige iruva hotelige karedukondu hogi.
Please take me to a nearest Church/Temple?	Dayavittu nannanu hattirada Churchge/Devasthanakke karedukondu hogi.
What is that?	Adhu enu?
Who is that?	Avaru yaaru?
Where is it?	Yelli iday?
What is this?	Idhu enu?
Will you come with me?	Nanna jothay barutheera?
Where will I get (this)?	(Idhu) elli sigutthade?
Do you have change?	Chillaray unta?
Where is your house?	Nimma mane elli iday?
Where is the nearest police station?	Police station hatharadalli elli iday?
*Directions*
I want to go to (place name)	Naanu (place name) hogabeku.
I have lost my way	Naanu dhari thappidhene
Go to the left	Yedakke hogi
Go to the right	Balakke hogi
Opposite	Yedhurugade
Straight ahead	Neravagi mundhe
General
Sorry	Kshamisi
I want it	Idhu nanage beku
I don't want it	Idhu nanage beda
Come tomorrow	Naale banni
Get me a glass of water	Nanage ondhu lota neeru kodi
Please translate into English	Dayavitu idhannu Englishige bhaashantharisi
The weather is pleasant here	Illiya havae chennagidhe
Drive slowly	Vahanavannu nidhanavagi chalisiri
This cheque is to be encashed	Chequeannu kottu hana padeyabeku
We want a tourist guide	Namage obba tourist guide bekagidhe
Drive me to (hotel name) hotel	(hotel name) hotelige karedhukondu hogi.
It is too expensive	Idhakay bele thumbha jasthee
I will come back	Nanu vapas baruthene
This is good	Idhu chennagidhay
Let us go	Hoguva
Go	Hogee
Look there	Alli nodi
I want water	Nanagay neeru beku
Food	Oota
Snacks	Thindi
This food is too hot	Ee oota khara jasthee
I want it less hot	Khara kammee madee

Introduction to Kannada Alphabets

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Origin

The Kannada alphabet developed from the Kadamba and Cālukya scripts, descendents of Brahmi which were used between the 5th and 7th centuries AD. These scripts developed into the Old Kannada script, which by about 1500 had morphed into the Kannada and Telugu scripts. Under the influence of Christian missionary organizations, Kannada and Telugu scripts were standardized at the beginning of the 19th century.

Notable features

Kannada is a alphasyllabary in which all consonants have an inherent vowel. Other vowels are indicated with diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the consonants.
When they appear the the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as independent letters.
When consonants appear together without intervening vowels, the second consonant is written as a special conjunt symbol, usually below the first.

Used to write:

Kannada or Canarese, the official language of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken by about 44 million people in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

Kannada alphabet

Vowels

Consonants

A selection of conjunct consonants

Numerals

Sample text in Kannada

Transliteration

Ellā mānavarū svatantrarāgiyē janisiddāre. Hāgū ghanate mattu hakku gaḷalli samānarāgiddāre. Vivēka mattu antaḥkaraṇagaḷannu paḍedavarāddarinda avaru paraspara sahōdara bhāvadinda vartisabēku.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Thanks to Arvind Iyengar for providing the sample text.