i2 SCHEME OF ROMAN SPELLING. 
Melee vast | N Male P " y a Roman equivalent 
Tamil. Velugu, Canarese.| Malayalam. | Uriya. | Sanskrit. under GhislcenoRees 
Oy Es Es) Qu 9 q v (uriya, w) [7] 
op, x a, B20 g a ksh (uriya, khy) 
on a 2 & a) Bd 
fo) ul = x [1°] (when 
es 5 - 
i o double, 
pronounced tt ; 
[*] but transli 
terated rr.) 
iP _ i if i 
Notes for pure Tamil words.—|{!] &, %, u are transliterated by k, t, 
p when initial, or when double. [?] +, s, u are transliterated by g, d, b 
when not initial, and when not double. |*| # is pronounced j when 
following , and the two letters are transliterated fic. [*] t 1s trans- 
literated by t when initial or double. [| t is transliterated by d 
when media: and single. {°|#»—pronounced tt. Mote for words borrowed 
by Tamil direct from Sanskrit and the Prakrits —|"| #, 8, u, when initial, 
may on occasion stand for the sounds g, d, b, and ean then be pronounced 
accordingly ; but as the sounds in this position are entirely foreign to the 
bulk of the Tamil-speaking population, the original transliteration is 
retained. Notes for pure Telugu words.—{|*| ws is pronounced ts when 
followed by the vowels a, a, u, a, 0,6, or au otherwise pronounced ec: 
|°| #28 pronounced—dz when followed by the vowels a, a, u, a, 0, 0, or 
au otherwise pronounced j- ['°] in these letters the toague is rolled 
back so as to touch the roof of the palate. [1'| In these letters the tip 
of the tongue touches the pack of the teeth. ['*| A very soft v, almost w. 
['3] Writteu in the right hand top corner of the letter before giving 
it a soft nasal sound like the terminal n, in French conversation. 
[*] Combined with k or g [1°] Variously represented as n, b, rl, rhl, 
bj, 2j, zh, zy, xh, and an admixture of all these together may perhaps 
come somewhere near the correct pronunciation which, as Dr. Maclean 
says, represents a sound “Suz Generio.” [1°] Very soft, almost bg, 
[17] In Uriya almost “ory ”. 
