Showing posts with label 1. ಸ್ವರಗಳು [Vowels]. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1. ಸ್ವರಗಳು [Vowels]. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2009

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸ್ವರ ಮಾಲೆ - Vowels (Swaras)


Vowels are the independently existing letters which are called Swaras. They are-

ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಊ ಋ ಎ ಏ ಐ ಒ ಓ ಔ

ಸ್ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಬರೆಯಲು ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ . [click here for prints] Learn and practice the Kannada Vowels

There are two types of Swaras depending on the time used to pronounce.
They are Hrasva Swara and Dheerga Swara.

Hrasva Swara
A freely existing independent vowel which can be pronounced in a single matra time (matra kala) also called as a matra. They are-

ಅ ಇ ಉ ಋ ಎ ಐ ಒ ಔ

Dheergha Swara
A freely existing independent vowel which can be pronounced in two matras. They are-

ಆ ಈ ಊ ಏ ಓ

Anuswaras ಅಂ

Visarga ಅಃ

ಸ್ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಬರೆಯಲು ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ . [click here for prints] Learn and practice the Kannada Vowels