This work is the result of years of effort and refinement. The original symbols that were used in ourfirst draft more than twelve years ago, have been greatly modified and improved upon. Many people have helped us along the way, and we are grateful to them all for their interest and ideas. We would, however, wish to place on record our sincere thanks to the following people:

* Mr Pran Nath Trisal and Ashok R. Kelkar of Pune, who discussed the matter with us, way back in 1982; and whose article on "Kashmiri Word Phonology" (1964) gave insights.

* Mr Braj K. Kachru, renowned researcher and author, who in the course of his work in the US has created considerable interest in the Kashmiri language and its literature, and who has been an inspiration.

* Mr KamakRya Banerjee, who also inspired us to go ahead and print our primer; and who was able to galvanize his entire team to take up the challenge. Our thanks go out especially to Mr Ashok Maity, an artist of high calibre, who was able to ensure that the diacritical marks came out just the way we wanted them, along with his colleagues Mr. Samir Ghosh and Mr. Suresh Sh.mp3a, who used the computer with great skill.

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