Punjabi/Gurmukhi/Labials

Sixth row of Gurmukhi - the Labials You have already learnt the velars, palatals, retroflexes and dentals besides the vowel carriers and ਸ and ਹ. In this lesson we will learn the letters of the sixth row (ਪ ਵਰਗ) of Gurmukhi consisting the Labials. The Labials are articulated with lips. The Gurmukhi labials are GurmukhiLabials.ogg Sixth row Play for names of these letters Ogg ਪ ਫ ਬ ਭ ਮ They are called ਪ - puppa, ਫ - phupha, ਬ - bubba, ਭ - bhubba and ਮ - mumma. Their pronunciation is ਪ - /p/, ਫ - /ph/, ਬ - /b/, ਭ - /bh/ and ਮ - /m/.Each of them is explained below. ਪ Puppa This is how words peach and pass are written in Gurmukhi ਪੀ + ਚ = ਪੀਚ = peach ਪਾ + ਸ = ਪਾਸ = pass ਫ Phupha ਫ is equivalent to /ph/. For illustration of the use of ਫ see these example ਫੋ + ਟੋ = ਫੋਟੋ = photo NB : We have used /ph/ to denote that this sound which is produced by closing both lips (bilabial) is aspirated version of the plosive /p/. The English /f/ or /ph/ are in fact labio-dental fricatives. See Phonetics for more details. ਬ Bubba ਬ is equivalent to /b/. The words bus and biscuit are written in Gurmukhi as ਬੱ + ਸ = ਬੱਸ = bus ਬਿ + ਸ + ਕੁ + ਟ = ਬਿਸਕੁਟ = biscuit ਭ Bhubba There is no equivalent of ਭ in English. ਭ sound is produced by combining ਪ with tone in initial position of a word and a tone with ਬ sound elsewhere. Here are some Punjabi examples. ਭਾ + ਰ = ਭਾਰ /bhaar/ = weight ਭਾ + ਗ = ਭਾਗ /bhaag/ = part ਭਾ + ਲੂ = ਭਾਲੂ /bhaloo/ = bear ਮ Mumma Let's now go to the last letter of this row which is ਮ and is equivalent to /m/. We have already seen Gurmukhi transcription of Pyjama(ਪ + ਜਾ + ਮਾ = ਪਜਾਮਾ) above which illustrates use of ਮ. Here are some examples. ਮਿੰ + ਟ = ਮਿੰਟ /mint/ = minute ਮੈ + ਨ = ਮੈਨ = man Exercises 1. Use Practice module to write the letters of the fifth row many times in your note book as you did earlier. You can click one of the letters below to go to relevant page of the practice module. ਪ ਫ ਬ ਭ ਮ 2. Read these English words written in Gurmukhi ਪਾਸ ਪੀਚ ਬੱਸ ਬੀਸਟ ਬੂਮ Solutions Pass Peach Bus Beast Boom 3. Write the following words in Gurmukhi and English. ਬਜਟ ਮੱਟਨ ਪਿਕਨਿਕ ਮੈਚ ਬੀਕ Solutions ਬਜਟ - Budget ਮੱਟਨ - Mutton ਪਿਕਨਿਕ - Picnic ਮੈਚ - Match ਬੀਕ - Beak 4. Write these English words in Gurmukhi Aim Boot Peach Pakistan Bharat Madam Matter Bucket Mikhail Concept Solutions ਏ + ਇ + ਮ = ਏਇਮ ਬੂ + ਟ = ਬੂਟ ਪੀ + ਚ = ਪੀਚ ਪਾ + ਕਿ + ਸ + ਤਾ + ਨ = ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਭਾ + ਰ + ਤ = ਭਾਰਤ ਮੈ + ਡ + ਮ = ਮੈਡਮ ਮੈ + ਟ + ਰ = ਮੈਟਰ ਬੱ + ਕ + ਟ = ਬੱਕਟ ਮਿ + ਖਾ + ਇ + ਲ = ਮਿਖਾਇਲ ਕ + ਨ + ਸੈ + ਪ + ਟ = ਕਨਸੈਪਟ Summary In this lesson we have learnt the five letters of the second row of Gurmukhi script. These letter are ਪ puppa, ਫ phupha, ਬ bubba, ਭ bhubba and ਮ mumma. In the next lesson we will introduce the next five letters of Gurmukhi.