A GRAMMAR OF THE Is an aspirated letter; and, like most of the letters of this class, almost entirely upknown to the languages of Europe. It is pronounced as if the letter h, forcibly sounded, immediately followed the consonant j. Has a sound which may be expressed in Roman characters by gnya. 3 . Is a strong t which is pronounced by folding back the tongue, and touching with it the roof of the mouth. In writing Carnátaca in Roman characters it may be distinguished from 8 by a dot under thet, Jas the same sound with a strong aspiration, , Is a palatic letter, and is pronounced by folding back the tongue in the samo manner as when uttering the letter &3. Is an aspirated letter; and may be expressed by dia. Isa nasal 0, and may be distinguished in Roman characters from ñ bos a dot under then, Is a t which differs very essentially from &3, and must not be confounded with it. It is pronounced by placing the point of the tongue between the front teeth, Has the same sound aspirated, and may be written th. . Is pronounced by placing the point of the tongue betwixt the front teeth, as when sounding the letter o. Is an aspirated letter, and may be written dh. Digitized by
