Tamil Alphabet Book (Paperback)

Dinesh Verma

ISBN 10: 146099308X / ISBN 13: 9781460993088

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

About this Item

Paperback. This alphabet book is meant to introduce the Tamil (Tamizh) alphabet to children in the U.S. and other countries who are more comfortable with English. This book is divided into seven sections. In the first section, the alphabet chart of Tamil is provided. In the second section, the vowels of Tamil are introduced. In the third section, the consonants of Tamil are introduced. In the fourth section, the Grantha consonants, letters borrowed from Sanskrit in Tamil, are introduced. In second through fourth sections, each letter is introduced by means of a picture of a Tamil word containing the letter. A reasonable approximation to pronouncing the letter and the word in English is given. The English translation of the word and the name of the letter is also provided. In the fifth section, the form of different consonants when they are combined with different vowels are shown. In the sixth section, the basic Tamil numbers are introduced. The final section provides a simple overview of some rules for Tamil pronuniciation. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tamil Alphabet Book (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146099308X
• ISBN 13: 9781460993088
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Verma, Riya
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This alphabet book is meant to introduce the Tamil (Tamizh) alphabet to children in the U.S. and other countries who are more comfortable with English. This book is divided into seven sections. In the first section, the alphabet chart of Tamil is provided. In the second section, the vowels of Tamil are introduced. In the third section, the consonants of Tamil are introduced. In the fourth section, the Grantha consonants, letters borrowed from Sanskrit in Tamil, are introduced. In second through fourth sections, each letter is introduced by means of a picture of a Tamil word containing the letter. A reasonable approximation to pronouncing the letter and the word in English is given. The English translation of the word and the name of the letter is also provided. In the fifth section, the form of different consonants when they are combined with different vowels are shown. In the sixth section, the basic Tamil numbers are introduced. The final section provides a simple overview of some rules for Tamil pronuniciation.