CARNATACA LANGUAGE. Is a simple nasal sound similar to the English ni Is precisely the English p. Is aspirated, and may be writen ph; but care must be taken not to pronounce it like the ph in the words philosopher, philology, &c.; it's sound being like that of those letters in the words uphold, uphill, uphoard, &c. Has the same sound as the English b. Is pronounced like the bh in the word abhorrence. Expresses the same sound as the English m. au Is pronounced like the y, in yard, young, you, yonder, &c.; but never like the same letter when it terminates a word, as in quantity, cordiality, hospitality, &c. Is like the English r. Is a very harsh . Is also an r, and still harsher than the foregoing one. Both this and the preceding letter are only used in poetry. Has the same sound as the English 1. Has sometimes the sound of in the words vanity, vigilant, vagrant; and sometimes that of w in the words wine, woman, will, welcome, &c. Is the sh in the words sball, should, and shame, Digitized by Google Digitized by
