| Consonants |
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| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
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| b | ಬ | b | ಬಲೆ (balē) | abash | | bʱ | ಭ | bh | ಭಯ (bhaya) | clubhouse | | d̪ | ದ | d | ದಿನ (dina) | do (dental),the (Th-stopping) | | d̪ʱ | ಧ | dh | ಧರ್ಮ (dharma) | redhead (dental),that (Th-stopping) | | ɖ | ಡ | ḍ | ಡಬ್ಬ (ḍabba) | guard | | ɖʱ | ಢ | ḍh | ಢಮರು (ḍhamaru) | American birdhouse | | dʒ | ಜ | j | ಜನ (jana) | jest | | dʒʱ | ಝ | jh | ಝರಿ (jhari) | hedgehog | | dz~z | ಜ಼ | z | ಬಜ಼ಾರ್ (bazār) | beds | | j | ಯ | y | ಯಮ್ಮ (yamma) | yak | | ɡ | ಗ | g | ಗಣೇಶ (gaṇēśa) | agate | | ɡʱ | ಘ | gh | ಘಟನೆ (ghaṭanē) | loghouse | | ɦ | ಹ | h | ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu) | ahead | | k | ಕ | k | ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu) | scan | | kʰ | ಖ | kh | ಖಜಾನೆ (khajānē) | can | | l | ಲ | l | ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ (lakṣmi) | leaf | | ɭ | ಳ | ḷ | ಕಾಳ (kāḷa) | Southern US: parlor | | m | ಮ | m | ಮನೆ (manē) | much | | n | ನ | n | ನವಿಲು (navilu) | not | | ɳ | ಣ | ṇ | ಗಣ (gaṇa) | Southern US: internet | | ɲ | ಞ | ñ | ಪಂಞ (pañña) | canyon | | ŋ | ಙ | ṅ | ಸಂಙ (saṅṅa) | wing | | p | ಪ | p | ಪತ್ರ (patra) | span | | pʰ | ಫ | ph | ಫಲ (phala) | pin | | ɾ | ರ | r | ರಜಾ (rajā) | North American: atom | | r | ಱ | ṟ | ಎಱೆ (eṟe) | Scottish: curd | | ɽʱ | ಱಃ | ṛh | ಬಱಃ (baṛh) | North American: larder | | s | ಸ | s | ಸಮಯ (samaya) | save | | ʃ | ಶ | ś | ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ (śukravāra) | ship | | ʂ | ಷ | ṣ | ಭಾಷೆ (bhāṣē) | mosh | | t̪ | ತ | t | ತಲೆ (talē) | at (dental),think (Th-stopping) | | t̪ʰ | ಥ | th | ಥಟ್ಟನೆ (thaṭṭane) | tip (dental),thought (Th-stopping) | | ʈ | ಟ | ṭ | ಟೊಪ್ಪಿ (ṭoppi) | art | | ʈʰ | ಠ | ṭh | ಕಂಠ (kaṇṭha) | Southern US: carts | | tʃ | ಚ | c | ಚಹಾ (cahā) | catch | | tʃʰ | ಛ | ch | ಛತ್ರಿ (chatri) | choose | | ts | | ĉ | ತ್ಸ (tsa) | bets | | ʋ | ವ | v | ವನ (vana) | Vine in Indian English | | ɻ[1] | ೞ | ḻ | | right |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
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| a | ಅ, ಮ | a | ಅಮ್ಮ (amma) | nut | | aː | ಆ, ಮಾ | ā | ಆನೆ (ānē) | father | | i | ಇ, ಮಿ | i | ಇಲಿ (ili) | dill | | iː | ಈ, ಮಿ | ī | ಈಗ (īga) | feet | | u | ಉ, ಮು | u | ಉಪ್ಪು (uppu) | look | | uː | ಊ, ಮೂ | ū | ಊಟ (ūṭa) | loot | | e | ಎ, ಮೆ | e | ಎಂಟು (eṇṭu) | yell | | eː | ಏ, ಮೆ | ē | ಏಳು (ēḷu) | Yale | | aɪ̯ | ಐ, ಮೈ | ai | ಐದು (aidu) | kite | | o | ಒ, ಮೊ | o | ಒಂದು (ondu) | erode | | oː | ಓ, ಮೋ | ō | ಓಟ (ōṭa) | old | | aʊ̯ | ಔ, ಮೌ | au | ಔಷಧ (auṣadha) | house | | ɾu | ಋ, ಮೃ | r̥ | ಋಷಿ (r̥ṣi) | rest |
| Other symbols |
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| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
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| h | ಃ | aḥ | ದುಃಖ (duḥkha) | hih | | m | ಂ | ṃ | ಕಂಬ (kamba) | umbrella / ankle |
| Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Notes |
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| ˈ◌ | stress
(placed before stressed syllable) | | ◌ː | doubled consonant
(placed after doubled consonant) |
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