Telugu Braille

Telugu Braille
Script type
Print basis
Telugu alphabet
LanguagesTelugu language
Related scripts
Parent systems
Indic

Telugu Braille is one of the Bharati braille alphabets, and it largely conforms to the letter values of the other Bharati alphabets.[1]

Alphabet

The alphabet is as follows.[1] Vowel letters are used rather than diacritics, and they occur after consonants in their spoken order. For orthographic conventions, see Bharati Braille.

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ISO a ā i ī u ū e ē ai o ō au
Braille
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ISO r̥̄ l̥̄
Braille
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ISO k kh g gh
Braille
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ISO c ch j jh ñ
Braille
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ISO ṭh ḍh
Braille
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ISO t th d dh n
Braille
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ISO p ph b bh m
Braille
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ISO y r l v
Braille
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ISO ś s h
Braille

There is a single pre-formed conjunct,

Print క్ష
ISO kṣ
Braille

and the full range of syllable codas,

Print క్ కం కః కఁ కఽ
ISO Halant Avagraha
Braille

Punctuation

See Bharati Braille#Punctuation.

References

  1. ^ a b World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013