Telugu Braille
{{Short description|Bharati braille alphabet}}
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{{Infobox writing system
| name = Telugu Braille
| altname =
| type = Alphabet
| typedesc =
| time =
| languages = Telugu language
| fam1 = Braille
| fam2 = English Braille
| fam3 = Bharati Braille
| print = Telugu alphabet
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| ipa-note = none
| footnotes = Indic
}}
Telugu Braille is one of the Bharati braille alphabets, and it largely conforms to the letter values of the other Bharati alphabets.[http://www.pharmabraille.com/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=122064 World Braille Usage], UNESCO, 2013
Alphabet
The alphabet is as follows. 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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| అ || ఆ || ఇ || ఈ || ఉ || ఊ || ఎ || ఏ || ఐ || ఒ || ఓ || ఔ | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | e | ē | ai | o | ō | au |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|1}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|453}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|42}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|53}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|136}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1256}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|26}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|15}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|43}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1436}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|153}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|426}} |
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|colspan=2| ఋ ||colspan=2| ౠ ||colspan=2| ఌ ||colspan=2| ౡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | colspan=2| r̥ | colspan=2| r̥̄ | colspan=2| l̥ | colspan=2| l̥̄ |
| Braille
|colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|5|1253}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|6|1253}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|5|123}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|6|123}} |
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| క || ఖ || గ || ఘ || ఙ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | k | kh | g | gh | ṅ |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|13}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|46}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1425}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|126}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|436}} |
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| చ || ఛ || జ || ఝ || ఞ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | c | ch | j | jh | ñ |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|14}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|16}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|425}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|25}} |
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| ట || ఠ || డ || ఢ || ణ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | ṭ | ṭh | ḍ | ḍh | ṇ |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|42536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|4256}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1426}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|142536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|4536}} |
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| త || థ || ద || ధ || న | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | t | th | d | dh | n |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|4253}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1456}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|145}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|4236}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1453}} |
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| ప || ఫ || బ || భ || మ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | p | ph | b | bh | m |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|1423}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|253}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|12}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|45}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|143}} |
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| య || ర || ల || ళ || వ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | y | r | l | ḷ | v |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|14536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1253}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|123}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|456}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1236}} |
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| శ || ష || స || హ || ఱ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | ś | ṣ | s | h | ṛ |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|146}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|14236}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|423}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|125}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|12456}} |
There is a single pre-formed conjunct,
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|| క్ష | |
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| ISO | kṣ |
| Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|14253}} |
and the full range of syllable codas,
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|colspan=2| క్ ||colspan=2| కం ||colspan=2| కః ||colspan=2| కఁ ||colspan=2| కఽ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | colspan=2| Halant | colspan=2| ṃ | colspan=2| ḥ | colspan=2| n̆ | colspan=2| Avagraha |
| Braille
|colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|4}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|56}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|6}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|3}} ||colspan=2| {{Braille cell|type=image|2}} |