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nants, in the order in which they are usually placed by Grammarians, they are exhibited distinct from the connected vowels.

Hard.

Soft.

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

k

kꞕu

g

gꞕ

gnu

Gutteral or (Telugu characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st.

Vurga

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

ts

ch

chꞕ

dzu

ju

jꞕ

nyu

Palatal or (Telugu characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2d.

do.

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

tu

tꞕ

d

dꞕ

nu

Cerebral or (Telugu characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3d.

do.

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

t

tꞕ

d

dꞕ

n

Dental or (Telugu characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th.

do.

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

p

pꞕ

bu

bꞕ

m

Labial or (Telugu characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5th.

do.

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

y

r

lu

v

sh

sh

s

h

l

ksh

rru

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

(Telugu characters)

17. The consonants have not peculiar appellations, like the connected vowels; but are named in the same manner as the initial vowels; viz. by affixing to them the Sanscrit word (Telugu characters) karumoo; thus, (Telugu characters) bukarumoo bee, (Telugu characters) dukarumoo dee, &c. To distinguish the letter (Telugu characters) r from (Telugu characters) rru, the term (Telugu characters) rrukarumoo is applied to the latter only; the (Telugu characters) r retains its original Sanscrit name, (Telugu characters) rēpꞕu.

18. The ten consonants (Telugu characters) kꞕu, (Telugu characters) gnu, (Telugu characters) dzu, (Telugu characters) ju, (Telugu characters) nyu, (Telugu characters) tu, (Telugu characters) nu, (Telugu characters) bu, (Telugu characters) lu, and (Telugu characters) rru, have the sound of the first vowel (Telugu characters) u, inherent; and are therefore represented in English characters by syllables; thus kꞕu, ju, &c., but all the other consonants specified above, in order to obtain utterance, must be joined to some of the connected vowels. It is of much importance to the reader clearly to understand, that neither the consonants, nor the connected vowels, exactly correspond with what European authors call a letter. They have been separated from each other, merely with the view to facilitate the progress of the