The Mysore dialect of Kannada has 15 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning, All but one vowel (/ə/) can be short or long. Vowel length makes a difference in word meaning. In addition, there are two diphthongs: /ai/ and /au/. /ɛ/ =einbed /...
that can appear above, below, before or after the consonant, indicate change to another vowel or suppression of the inherent vowel. The script was developed from theBrahmi script. The shapes of Telugu letters resemble those ofKannada. They have rounded shapes because in ancient ...