SAURASHTRI ALPHABET
Note: The double Roman letters for the sounds can also be represented by single capital letters.
PRONUNCIATION KEY:
(1) Ajun = vowels
Sau. Script.
- ꢂ
- ꢃ
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
- ꢆ
- ꢇ
- ꢈ
- ꢌ
- ꢍ
- ꢎ
- ꢏ
- ꢐ
- ꢑ
Roman. Script
- a
- aa
- i
- ii
- u
- uu
- r(u)
- e
- ee
- ai
- o
- oo
- au
As in
- sun
- car
- pin
- green
- bull
- cool
- crisp
- pen
- crane
- kind
- work
- door
- loud
(2) Opun = Consonants with short “a” only.
Sau. Script.
- ꢒ
- ꢓ
- ꢔ
- ꢕ
- ꢖ
- ꢗ
- ꢘ
- ꢙ
- ꢚ
- ꢛ
- ꢜ
- ꢝ
- ꢞ
- ꢟ
- ꢠ
- ꢡ
- ꢢ
- ꢣ
- ꢤ
- ꢥ
- ꢦ
- ꢧ
- ꢨ
- ꢩ
- ꢪ
- ꢫ
- ꢬ
- ꢭ
- ꢮ
- ꢯ
- ꢰ
- ꢱ
- ꢲ
- ꢳ
- ꢒ꣄ꢰ
- ꢥꢴ
- ꢪꢴ
- ꢬꢴ
- ꢭꢴ
Roman. Script
- ka
- kha
- ga
- gha
- n~
- ca
- cha
- ja
- jha
- n`
- Ta
- Tha
- Da
- Dha
- Na.
- ta
- tha
- da
- dha
- na
- pa
- pha
- ba
- bha
- ma
- ya
- ra
- la
- va
- sha
- sha
- sa
- Ha
- La
- kSha
- nha
- mha
- rha
- lha
As in
- cup
- (aspirated)
- gun
- (aspirated)
- King
- chain
- (aspirated)
- just
- (aspirated)
- lunch
- tub
- (aspirated)
- dust
- (aspirated)
- Clinton
- thirst
- (aspirated)
- there
- (aspirated)
- win
- pub
- (aspirated)
- burn
- (aspirated)
- must
- yarn
- run
- learn
- vast
- shanti
- share
- save
- hunt
- clever
- moksha
- ——
- ——
- ——
- ——
(3) ꢡꢥꢸꢥ꣄ (tanun) = Consonants + vowel markers
ꢡꢥꢸꢥ꣄ (tanun – consonantal vowels)
Sau. Script.
- ꢒ
- ꢒꢵ
- ꢒꢶ
- ꢒꢷ
- ꢒꢸ
- ꢒꢹ
- ꢒꢺ
- ꢒꢾ
- ꢒꢿ
- ꢒꣀ
- ꢒꣁ
- ꢒꣂ
- ꢒꣃ
- ꢒꢀ
- ꢒꢁ
Roman. Script
- ka
- kaa
- ki
- kii
- ku
- kuu
- kru
- ke
- kee
- kai
- ko
- koo
- kau
- kam
- kaha
As in
- correct
- car
- kiss
- keen
- cucumber
- cool
- crisp
- kettle
- care
- kite
- cocoon
- cobra
- cow
- ——
- ——
ꢒ꣄ = k (consonant without vowel)
ꢉ ꢊ ꢋ ꢂꢀ ꢂꢁ
ruu lu luu am aha
xx z zz w ww
These last vowels are rarely used.