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the sound of (Symbol missingTelugu characters) kꞕu may be exemplified by that of the kꞕ in ink and horn.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) gꞕ may be exemplifieddo. gꞕ in dog herd.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) chꞕ may be exemplifieddo. chꞕ in church hill.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) tꞕ may be exemplifieddo. tꞕ in that house.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) dꞕ may be exemplifieddo. dꞕ in adhere.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) bꞕ may be exemplifieddo. bꞕ in abhor.
the sound ofdo. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) pꞕ may be exemplifieddo. pꞕ in up hill, and so on.

48. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) k, and its double form (Symbol missingTelugu characters), have the sound of the English k, as in king.

49. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) g, has the hard sound of g as in go, gun, &c.; never its soft sound, as in ginger, &c.

50. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) gnu has the peculiar nasal sound of gn, as in the French words ignorance, digne, &c.

51. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) and (Symbol missingTelugu characters) have each two sounds. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) is pronounced either hard, as ch in beach; or soft, as ts in beats: and (Symbol missingTelugu characters) is sounded either hard, as j in jar; or soft, as dz in torridzone. The soft sounds ts and dz are peculiar to the Teloogoo: and therefore, when (Symbol missingTelugu characters) or (Symbol missingTelugu characters) occur in words of Sanscrit origin, they are invariably to be pronounced hard; thus, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) chundroondoo, the moon, and (Symbol missingTelugu characters) judoondoo, a fool, never can be pronounced as tsundroondoo and dzudoondoo. In Teloogoo, both the hard and soft sounds are to be found; but the rule is simple for ascertaining which of the two is to be given to these letters; for if (Symbol missingTelugu characters) or (Symbol missingTelugu characters) be followed by the connected vowels (Symbol missingTelugu characters) i, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) ee, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) ĕ, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) ē, or (Symbol missingTelugu characters) ue they are respectively pronounced hard, as ch and j; thus, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) chētu, by, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) jĕtti, a wrestler; but if followed by any other vowel, they always take the soft sounds ts and dz, as in (Symbol missingTelugu characters) tsukkĕru, sugar, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) tsōtoo, a place, and (Symbol missingTelugu characters) dzōdoo, a pair.

52. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) nya, sounds like n before y, or as ni in the word onion.

53. (Symbol missingTelugu characters) t, (Symbol missingTelugu characters) d, and (Symbol missingTelugu characters) n are the harshest possible sounds of t, d, and n, formed by curving back the tongue, and forcibly striking the under part of it, against the roof of the mouth.

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