Nasal consonants are pronounced with some air flowing through the nose.Aspirated consonants are pronounced with a strong breath of air following.Unaspirated consonants are pronounced without a breath of air following the consonant.Ĭontrast the pronunciation of the “p” in “spit” and the “p” in “pit” the former is unaspirated, whereas the.Voiced consonants are pronounced by vibrating the vocal cords.Įxamples of voiced consonants in English include the “z” in “zoo”, and the “g” in “good”.Unvoiced consonants are pronounced without vibrating the vocal cords.Įxamples of unvoiced consonants in English include the “s” in “sit”, the “p” in “pit”, the “t” in “time”, etc.Labial consonants are pronounced with the lips.Įxamples of labial consonants in English include the “p” in “pit”, the “b” in “boy”, and the “m” in “man”.Ĭonsonants can also be classified according to their manner of articulation.Dental consonants are pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth.Įxamples of dental consontants in English include the “th” in “the”, and the “th” in “thin”.As an example, try pronouncing the “t” in “tip”, yet curl your There are no retroflex consonants in English.
Retroflex consonants are pronounced with the tongue curled slightly backward and touching the front portion of the hard palate.Palatal consonants are pronounced with the tongue touching the hard palate.Įxamples of palatal consonants in English include “ch” as in “change” and “j” as in “job”.Examples of velar consontants in English include “k” as in “keep”, and “g” Velar consonants are pronounced with the back of the tongue touching.Place of ArticulationĬonsonants can be classified according to the place within the mouth that they are articulated. In order to appreciate the significance of the ordering of letters in Devanagari, some background Note that this article will discuss the Devanagari Script as it is adapted for the Hindi language. I also find Devanagari to be a very beautiful script. It recognizes subtle distinctions in sound.Each letter transcribes a distinct sound.The ordering of the letters is according to precise scientific principles.It impresses me for many reasons, for instance: The Devanagari Script (देवनागरी लिपि) is the most impressive writing
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