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Learn how to write the ancient Tulu Grantha Script. If you have questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

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  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 1

    Magenta textindicates charactersunique to Tulu script

    KEY: Yellow highlightsnew characters

    (addendum) Word examples

    2 ways of writing

    Vattakshara

    Matra

    For example, Ka+ = Q{

    Ga+ = S{

    = any letter

    ENG

    LISH

    KA

    NN

    AD

    A

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    Magenta text indicates characters unique to Tulu script

    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 2

    a

    i

    u

    r

    r

    l

    l

    nda (Tu), muk (Tu), (Tu), (Tu)

    urest (Tu), pugeskiikiitst (Tu)

    a

    i

    u

    rtabhara (Sa), ro (Tu)

    r

    l

    l

    Half back, lengthened form of the vowel

    Half centralized sound with unrounded lips

    Appears mostly in Samskrita loan words found in Tluu language

    tu

    t

    u

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

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    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 3

    e

    ai

    o

    au

    Nasalisation

    (anuswara)

    ir (Tu), a (Tu), (Tu), (Tu)

    e

    ai

    o

    au

    (anuswara)

    Lengthened lower-mid, half front, unrounded long vowel

    Lower-half mid, front, unrounded short vowel

    NOTE:

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    Magenta text indicates characters unique to Tulu script

    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 4

    ka

    kha

    ga

    gha

    a

    ca

    cha

    ja

    jha

    a

    a

    ha

    ka

    kha

    ga

    gha

    a

    ca

    cha

    ja

    jha

    a

    a

    ha

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    Magenta text indicates characters unique to Tulu script

    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 5

    a

    ha

    a

    ta

    tha

    da

    dha

    na

    pa

    pha

    ba

    bha

    ma

    a

    ha

    a

    ta

    tha

    da

    dha

    na

    pa

    pha

    ba

    bha

    ma

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    Magenta text indicates characters unique to Tulu script

    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 6

    ya

    ra

    la

    va

    a

    a

    sa

    ha

    a

    a

    NOTE:

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

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    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 7

    r-

    Half Consonant

    --

    --

    --

    r

    Stop

    Paragraph (Pilcrow)

    m

    |

    | |

    visarga

    Arka

    Halantha

    Halantha+Arka

    Nukta

    Avagraha

    Sri

    Purnavirama (Sa), Botta (Tu), Untu (Tu)

    Pilcrow

    Om

    Half r consonant (Arka)

    (Virama / Halantha)

    (Halantha + Arka)

    (Nukta)

    (Avagraha)

    (Visarga)

  • Vaishnavi Murthy 2012. Tulu Script Revial Project. For more details contact : [email protected]

    Magenta text indicates characters unique to Tulu script

    Yellow highlightsnew characters(addendum)

    (Sa = Samskrita, Tu= Tulu, Ka = Kannada) 10

    Numerals

    Tulu Numbers Courtesy : Dr S R Vighnaraj, Sri Manjunatheshwara Samskriti Samshodana Pratisthana, Dharmasthala

    Tulu Number System