What is Gujarati Alphabet (ગુજરાતી કક્કો)?
Spoken by more than 55 million people worldwide, Gujarati alphabets aren’t just lines and loops; they’re a tale of tradition, culture, and the soul of a language. Let’s look at the soul of the language, the Gujarati alphabet, and what it consists of.
Gujarati alphabet also called a Kakko or કક્કો in Gujarati, is the very first thing kids learn in a syllabus of the Gujarati language.
Gujarati Alphabet – ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર
Just like English, Gujarati also has vowels and consonants. Further, we can divide Gujarati vowels into two categories; Independent Vowels and dependent Vowels. The dependent vowels are Diacritic and also known as Matras in Gujarati.
Gujarati Alphabet – Independent Vowels (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર – સ્વર):
અ | આ | ઇ | ઈ | ઉ | ઊ | એ | ઐ | ઓ | ઔ | અં | અઃ |
a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | e | ai | o | au | aṃ | aḥ |
– | ा | ि | ी | ु | ू | े | ै | ो | ौ | ां | ाः |
Gujarati Alphabet – Dependent Vowels (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર – સ્વર):
– | ा | ि | ी | ु | ू | े | ै | ो | ौ | ં | ઃ |
– | કાનો | હ્રસ્વ ઇ | દીર્ઘ ઈ | હ્રસ્વ ઉ | દીર્ઘ ઊ | એક માત્રા | બે માત્રા | કાનો માત્રા | કાનો બે માત્રા | અનુસ્વાર | વિસર્ગ |
Gujarati Alphabet – Consonants (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર – વ્યંજન) :
Here is the full chart of Gujarati Kakko (કક્કો) from ક to જ્ઞ with their English Pronunciation.
Gujarati | Pronunciation | Gujarati | Pronunciation | Gujarati | Pronunciation |
ક | ka | ઢ | ḍha | ય | ya |
ખ | kha | ણ | ṇa | ર | ra |
ગ | ga | ત | ta | લ | la |
ઘ | gha | થ | tha | વ | va |
ચ | cha | દ | da | શ | śa |
છ | chha | ધ | dha | ષ | ṣa |
જ | ja | ન | na | સ | sa |
ઝ | jha | પ | pa | હ | ha |
ઞ | ña | ફ | pha | ળ | ḷa |
ટ | ṭa | બ | ba | ક્ષ | kṣa |
ઠ | ṭha | ભ | bha | જ્ઞ | jña |
ડ | ḍa | મ | ma |
Let’s take a look at the Gujarati Alphabet chart :
Gujarati Vowel and Consonant composition is called Barakshari. Barakshari is also known as Barakhadi, or Barahkhadi in other Indian languages.
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