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The
Consonants
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The
next string of consonants comprise the labials and are shown as:
P, p has the same pronounciation as the
letter P in the English word PEAS. Naturally, in Kashmiri, it is
used in the following ways:
The combination PH, ph in Kashmiri
represents the sound that the letters PH have in the English word SERAPH.
Below are some of the Kashmiri words that use this sound:
The symbol B, b stands for the sound that
the letter B would have in the English word BALL.
NOTE: It may have been noticed that there
are no "strong" consonants in Kashmiri, as in many Indian
languages. For instance, in Hindi we have an unstressed "B"
sound for words like "BILLI" (kitten) and stronger stressed
sounds like "BH" for words such as "BHALU" (a
bear). In Kashmiri this is unnecessary since there are no Kashmiri words that
need to employ the stressed sounds of consonants.
Examples of Kashmiri words using the symbol B
are:
The consonant M, m has the same
pronunciation as M in the English MILL.
In Kashmiri we have a number of words that use
this sound; some of them are given below:
 
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Vowels
