![]() ![]() Gurmukhi follows similar concepts to other Brahmi scripts and as such, all consonants are followed by an inherent ‘a’ sound (unless at the end of a word when the ‘a’ is usually dropped). Gurmukhi Alphabet Punjabi Alphabet Chat 1. Fortunately, there is a direct correlation between certain aspirated consonants and use of subscript /ha/ to represent different tones. ![]() As such, the IPA conversion is not accurate for Punjabi. Punjabi is rather unique for an Indo-European language in that tones are a prominent feature of speech. ![]() The vowel holders are grouped with the 35 akhar, or Gurmukhi alphabet consonants. The Gurmukhi Varnamala of Gurbani is identical to the Punjabi alphabet with three vowel holders, two nasalization characters and 10 vowels.
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