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

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

Alphabet edit

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 edit

See Bharati Braille#Punctuation.

References edit

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