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a - short near-open central vowel or schwa: u in bunny

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ā - long open back unrounded vowel: a in father

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i - short close front unrounded vowel: e in england

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ī - long close front unrounded vowel: ee in feet

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u - short close back rounded vowel: oo in foot

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ū - long close back rounded vowel: oo in cool

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ṛ - syllabic alveolar trill: closest to er in butter in rhotic accents

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ṝ - syllabic alveolar trill: closest to ir in bird in rhotic accents

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ḷ - syllabic dental lateral approximant: le in turtle

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e - long close-mid front unrounded vowel: a in bane (some speakers)

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ai - a long diphthong: i in ice, i in kite (US, Canadian, and Scottish English)

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o - long close-mid back rounded vowel: o in bone (Scottish English)

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au - a long diphthong: ou in house (Canadian English)

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ka - velar- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /kə/; English: skip

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kha - velar- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /kʰə/; English: cat

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ga - velar- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɡə/; English: game

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gha - velar- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɡʱə/; similar to English: doghouse

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ṅa - velar- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /ŋə/; English: ring

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ha - glottal- sibilant, voiced, aspirated - /ɦə/; English ahead

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ca - palatal- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /cə/; English: exchange

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cha - palatal- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /cʰə/; English: church

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ja - palatal- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɟə/; English: jam

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jha - palatal- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɟʱə/; similar to English: hedgehog

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ña - palatal- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - [ ɲə]; English: bench

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ya - palatal- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /jə/; English: you

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śa - palatal- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - /ɕə/; as in Shiva or English: ship

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ṭa - retroflex- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /ʈə/; English: stop

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ṭha - retroflex- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /ʈʰə/; English: top

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ḍa - retroflex- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /ɖə/; English: door

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ḍha - retroflex- stop, voiced, aspirated - /ɖʱə/; similar to English: adhere

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ṇa - retroflex- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /ɳə/; English: name

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ra - retroflex- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /ɽə/; American English: butter

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ṣa - retroflex- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - Retroflex form of /ʃ/; As in Krishna

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ta - dental- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated -/t̪ə/; Spanish: tomate

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tha - dental- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /t̪ʰə/; Aspirated /t̪/

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da - dental- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /d̪ə/; Spanish: donde

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dha - dental- stop, voiced, aspirated - /d̪ʱə/; Aspirated /d̪/

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na - dental- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /n̪ə/; Spanish: nombre

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la - dental- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /l̪ə/; Spanish: la

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sa - dental- sibilant, unvoiced, aspirated - /s̪ə/; English: same

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pa - labial- stop, unvoiced, unaspirated - /pə/; English: spin

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pha - dental- stop, unvoiced, aspirated - /pʰə/; English: pit

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ba - dental- stop, voiced, unaspirated - /bə/; English: bone

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bha - dental- stop, voiced, aspirated - /bʱə/; similar to English: clubhouse

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ma - dental- nasal, voiced, unaspirated - /mə/; English: mine

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va - labio-dental- semivowel, voiced, unaspirated - /ʋə/; English: vase