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Pronunciation Guide
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Vowels
This is the way we have represented the vowel sounds here, so that the reader can be very clear how to pronounce them, distinguishing between the short and long sounds.
Pronunciation tip
Gujarati without consonent
Without consonent (ka - k)
Our Transliteration
IAST diacritical
system
in
A or K
Like the a in sofa
A or ka
241
in
Like the "a" in father
Ā or kā
Aa or kaa
I or ki
a
can
Ee or kee
um
U or ku
Like the "I’’in pin Like the “ea” in tea Like the “u” in put Like the “oo” in root
Like the “e” in...
I or ki I or kī U or ku Ū or kū Ē or kē
Oo or koo
uno run
E or ke
run
Ai or kai
A combination of
Ai or kai
a and i
ઓ
in
O or ko
Ō or ko
un
Au or kau
A combination of
Au or kau
a and u
Avagraha - not really pronounced The avagraha (5) is used to mark when one word merges into another and a syllable is lost. It is not pronounced as such, and should not be confused with the hard “d” of the letter "S” to which it looks similar
