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The Sindhi letters and words described in this book are each accompanied by a pronunciation key in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Please refer to these IPA keys for the exact pronunciation of a Sindhi letter or word. The IPA is a scientific notation used for accurately transcribing the sounds of most human languages. More about the IPA can be found at http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipa . The similarities described in this book between the pronunciations of Sindhi letters and corresponding English letters are only guidelines and should be considered as such.
Read Sindhi right to left
This letter has a sound similar to k in skip
This letter has a sound similar to g in go
These are the letters weve just seen
This letter has a sound similar to p in speak
This letter has a sound similar to b in bat
These are the letters weve seen so far
This letter has a sound similar to tch in catch
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This letter has a sound similar to dge in badge
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These are the letters weve seen so far
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This sign has a sound similar to a in America This sign is written above a letter
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This is how the sign for is written
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This sign has a sound similar to i in pin This sign is written below a letter
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This sign has a sound similar to u in bull Thissign is written above a letter
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Look at these sequences made from the letters and signs weve just seen
kkk

bbb ppp

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Did you notice how the letters join one another?
Heres one of those letters, along with vowel signs
+ + =
kkk
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Heres another one of those letters,with vowel signs
+ + =
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These letters join in similar ways
ppp
= + +
bbb b b b
= + +
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These letters, too, join in similar ways
= + +

= + +
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Lets try some more combinations of joining letters
= +
b b
= +
p p
= +
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This letter has a sound similar to y in yo-yo
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This letter has a sound similar to r in Italian Roma This is a rolled /r/, as in Spanish or Italian
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This letter has a sound similar to l in lad
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This letter has a sound similar to v in victory
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This is how the sign for is written on these letters
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rrr
jjj
lll
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Did you notice? These letters dont join the next one!
rrr
So, while most of the letters join the next one, all of them dont
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These are some actual Sindhi words Can you read them?

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Here are their pronunciations and meanings
pl
pr
kl
bridge
but
flower k
total p
judge kkr
during bal mountain ppr
bite
lip p
cloud klb
silence r
club
peepul tree (Ficus religiosa)
carrot
Did you notice the superscript letter in the pronunciation key for these words? pl p ppr
This means that the vowel is pronounced very lightly, almost not at all
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This letter has a sound similar to s in sit
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This letter has a sound similar to sh in ship
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This letter has a sound similar to h in hat
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This is how the signs for , i and are written on these letters

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sss
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These letters join in similar ways
sss
= + +

= + +
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causes the pronunciation of certain vowels before and after it to change slightly.
Rule
If the vowel immediately before then

is
which sounds like ai in fair
In other words becomes becomes becomes becomes
Note that this rule does not apply if the vowel immediately after
is a long vowel.
We will come across long vowels later in this book.
Some pronunciation examples will make this vowel-change rule a little clearer.
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?Can you read these Sindhi words

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sr
sb
brick k
sew ss
speak s
move, run rs
suspicion k
mother-in-law r
sun s endure kr
juice bs enough
a, one sbb
stay pr
reason bt r
wear kl appearance, form
gratitude r city, town
poison s p
better

really, truly
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This letter has a sound similar to z in zebra
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This letter has a sound similar to f in fat
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fff
zzz
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These letters look similar, and behave similarly
rrr
= + +
zzz z z z
= + +
Neither of them joins the following letter, much like
= + +
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Here are some Sindhi words containing the letters weve just seen

Could you read them?
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klf
fr
lock sbz
floor brf
green bzr
snow, ice zr
elder, senior
poison
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This letter has a sound similar to n in new
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This letter has a sound similar to m in mother
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This is how the signsfor , i and are written on these letters
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mmm
nnn
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Notice how these letters do not look similar when not joined, but look similar when joined jjj j j j
= + +
nnn n n n
= + +
jnjnjnr Did you notice? When joined, the only difference in how they look is the number of dots
pbpbpbr
j and n look very similar to p and b

In fact, when joined,
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Some more Sindhi words

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Heres how they sound and what they mean m pn kn km

kiss pm leaf nrm ear rm work kml

wool zn soft rsm hot rn lotus nm

weight jnm custom nmbr foot pn birth mlk

hell number five country
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This letter has a sound similar to ch in Scottish loch
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This letter has a sound similar to r in French au revoir
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66
xxx
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Notice the similarity in how these letters look?
xxx

The only difference in how they look is the number of dots
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Can you read these Sindhi words?
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How many did you get right?
sl
bl
xbr

bath zxm armpit xr news xk grief zl

wound expenditure dry sonnet
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This letter has a sound similar to t in Spanish toro To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue touches the back of your front teeth
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This letter has a sound similar to d in Spanish diez To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue touches the back of your front teeth
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This is how the signs for , and are written on these letters
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d d d
t t t
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Notice the similarity in how these letters look?
bbb
ppp
t t t
The only difference in how they look is The number of dots
The letters below look similar when joined, but different when not joined!
nnnr
jjjr
t t t r
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These letters behave similarly, in that they dont join the next one
d d d
= + +
rrr r r r
= + +
zzz z z z
= + +

= + +
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Here are some Sindhi words with the new letters weve just seen

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And heres how you pronounce them, and what they mean
dl
d r
tr
mind bd k duck msd
heart md d help sxt
door st seven xt m
sesame seed t p fever pt l

mosque hard finished brass mxt lf d ft r d mn rd n

different office enemy neck
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This letter has a sound similar to t in ash tray To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue curls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This letter has a sound similar to d in rushed To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue curls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This is how the signs for , and are written on these letters
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Can you see how similar these groups of letters are, in pronunciation and shape?
d d d
t t t
They are similar in terms of behaviour, too
behaves exactly like t and behaves exactly like d

Weve already seen the behaviour of
and on pages 76 and 77
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Can you read this sequence?
You should have read plblnljlt ll
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Here are some Sindhi words with the new letters weve just seen
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And heres how you pronounce them, and what they mean

fear mn son break mr thread
minute
green peas
Thats all for now. See you in the next part!

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End of Part One

Typeset in Segoe UI (English & IPA) and Lateef (Sindhi) For more information on the Sindhi script and its history http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sindhi.htm
References: Center for Research in Urdu Language Processing. Sindhi English Dictionary http://www.crulp.org/sed/ Machida, Kazuhiko. Intensive Language Courses Sindhi, ILCAA, Tokyo http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~kmach/html/aa_sindhi/vocabulary/vocab.htm Mewaram, Parmanand. A Sindhi-English Dictionary http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mewaram/ Stack, George. A Dictionary Sindhi and English http://goo.gl/fcHGD Wiktionary. - http://hi.wiktionary.org/wiki/-_
v2012-12-13 2011 2012 Arvind Iyengar. All Rights Reserved.

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Script Part One

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to k in skip

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to g in go

Read Sindhi right to left

These are the letters weve just seen

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to p in speak

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to b in bat

Read Sindhi right to left

These are the letters weve seen so far

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to tch in catch

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to dge in badge

Read Sindhi right to left

These are the letters weve seen so far

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

Did you notice how the letters join one another?

Heres one of those letters, along with vowel signs

Read Sindhi right to left

Heres another one of those letters,with vowel signs

Read Sindhi right to left

These letters join in similar ways

Read Sindhi right to left

These letters, too, join in similar ways

Read Sindhi right to left

Lets try some more combinations of joining letters

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to y in yo-yo

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to l in lad

Read Sindhi right to left

This letter has a sound similar to v in victory

Read Sindhi right to left

These are the letters weve just seen

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written on these letters

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written on these letters

Read Sindhi right to left

This is how the sign for is written on these letters

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

Read Sindhi right to left

Here are their pronunciations and meanings

during bal mountain ppr

peepul tree (Ficus religiosa)