Telugu has 2 sets of 5 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning. Each set consists of one short and one long vowel. Vowel length distinguishes between otherwise identical words. In the table below, vowel length is indicated by amacronover the vowel. There are ...
Telugu has 2 sets of 5 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning. Each set consists of one short and one long vowel. Vowel length distinguishes between otherwise identical words. In the table below, vowel length is indicated by amacronover the vowel. There are ...
A Study of Structural Reduplication in Tamil and Telugu 26 may be retained, as it is and other phonemes of the word may be changed. Exx.: kaTTakaTaisi „extreme last‟ in Tamil. ciTTa civari „extreme last‟ in Telugu. Echo-Words convey or echo the sense of the word in ...