Vowels - Ee'rhee & Carriers Flashcards
1
Q
ਿ
A
sound: ih like the i in “it”
name: sihari
2
Q
ੀ
A
sound: ee like the double ee in “need” is
name: bihari
3
Q
ੇ
A
sound: ay like the a in “bay”
name: lava
4
Q
ਨਿ
A
nih
nan’naa with sihari
5
Q
ਬਿ
A
bih
bab’baa with sihari
6
Q
ਚਿ
A
chih
chach’chaa with sihari
7
Q
ਮਿ
A
mih
mam’maa with sihari
8
Q
ਕੀ
A
kee
kak’kaa with bihari
9
Q
ਵੀ
A
vee
vav’vaa with bihari
10
Q
ਦੀ
A
dee
dad’daa with bihari
11
Q
ਜੀ
A
jee
jaj’jaa with bihari
12
Q
ਪੇ
A
pay
pap’paa with lava
13
Q
ਮੇ
A
may
mam’maa with lava
14
Q
ਨੇ
A
nay
nan’naa with lava
15
Q
ਰੇ
A
ray
rar’raa with lava
16
Q
ੲ
A
Ee’rhee
Dependent vowel carrier. Never stands alone in a word with out vowel carrier.
Carrier ੀ / ਿ / ੇ
17
Q
ਇ
A
ih
ee’rhee with sihari
18
Q
ਈ
A
aee
ee’rhee with bihari
exception to the rule: together the ee’rhee and bihari make a combined a/ee sound instead of a straight double ee sound like normal.
19
Q
ਏ
A
ay
ee’rhee with lava
