3.

PĀLI SOUNDS/CHARACTERS

HOW THE SOUND IS PRODUCED

Where the CONSONANTS VOWELS
sound is STOPS PURE
SEMI-
produced VOICELESS VOICED SIBILANTS SHORT LONG COMPOUND NASAL
VOWELS
UNASPIRATED ASPIRATED UNASPIRATED ASPIRATED NASAL
Guttural K KH G GH Ṅ H A Ā
Palatal C CH J JH Ñ Y I Ī E
Cerebral Ṭ ṬH Ḍ ḌH Ṇ R Ṃ
Dental T TH D DH N L S
Labial P PH B BH M V U Ū

ALPHABET ORDER

a ā i ī u ū e o k kh g gh ṅ c ch j jh ñ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ t th d dh n p ph b bh m y r l ḷ ḷh v s h