3. A. 4 Summary of the Consonants The definitive qualities of the consonants are given in tabular form: kanthya talavya murdhanya dantya osthya guttural palatal cerebral dental labial Qualities ka ca ta ta pa unvoiced unaspirated full contact kha cha tha tha pha unvoiced aspirated full contact ga ja da da ba voiced unaspirated full contact gha jha dha dha bha voiced aspirated full contact na iia na na ma voiced unaspirated full contact nasal ya ra la va voiced unaspirated slight contact sa sa sa unvoiced aspirated slightly open ha voiced aspirated slightly open 3.A.5 The Alphabetical Order Having now considered the whole alphabet in sound and Roman transliteration, it would be useful to start becoming familiar with the alphabetical order. The order is best memorized in groups as shown below: aailuurflleaioau am ah ka kha ga gha na ca cha ja jha iia ta tha da dha na ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la va sa sa sa ha
