3
Labials.
ప p, as p in pen.
ఫ ph, the aspirate of the preceding, as ph in philosophy,
బ b, as b in number.
భ bh, as bh in abhor.
మ m, as m in demand.
వ v, as v in marvel.
The dismissed letters are the two Iris which are rarely met with in the language, the అర్థానుస్వార ardhanuswara which although a nasal is yet almost impreceptible and the second చ and జ.
