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Kannada Alphabet (Varnamale) Tracing Worksheet

This is a complete, printable Kannada Varnamale worksheet — all 15 vowels (ಸ್ವರಗಳು, swaragalu) and all 34 consonants (ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು, vyanjanagalu), grouped the way they're traditionally taught in school. It's meant for children just starting to read and write Kannada, including kids who don't hear the language much at home.

How to use it: trace over the light grey letter first, then copy it freehand in the two blank boxes next to it. Ten minutes a day, a few letters at a time, works better than doing the whole sheet in one sitting.

Vowels — ಸ್ವರಗಳು

a
ā
i
ī
u
ū
e
ē
ai
o
ō
au
ಅಂaṁ
ಅಃaḥ

ಕ ವರ್ಗ

ka
kha
ga
gha
ṅa

ಚ ವರ್ಗ

cha
chha
ja
jha
ña

ಟ ವರ್ಗ

ṭa
ṭha
ḍa
ḍha
ṇa

ತ ವರ್ಗ

ta
tha
da
dha
na

ಪ ವರ್ಗ

pa
pha
ba
bha
ma

ಯ ಲ ವ ಶ ಳ

ya
ra
la
va
śa
ṣa
sa
ha
ḷa

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