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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- Note on the Diacritical Marks Used
- The Alphabets
- The Vowels
- The Consonants
- Acknowledgments
   
 

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The Consonants

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The next series of consonants consists of the sibilants and the aspirants:

The symbol SH is pronounced as the combination SH in the English SHE.

Here are some Kashmiri words using this sound:

The symbol S is pronounced as one would pronounce S in the English word SIT.

Here are some words in Kashmiri that use this consonant:

Z is the symbol for the sound of the letter Z in the English word ZOO

In Kashmiri this is how the above consonant is used:

The consonant H is the aspirated sound of the letter H in the English word HAT.

HALAM = The "pouch" formed when one extends one's loose shirt. (loosely, any receptacle that can be carried on one's person).

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