The Kannada script is rich in conjunct consonant clusters, with most consonants having a standard subjoined form and few true ligature clusters. The introduction was done so that Sanskrit (and loanwords into the Kannada language from the donor language Sanskrit) could be written using the Kannada script. Introduction of new characters: Kannada script includes characters like ಶ, ಷ, ೠ, ఌ, ౡ, ಐ, ಔ, ಅಂ, ಅಃ, and mahāprāṇa characters like ಖ, ಘ, ಛ, ಝ, ಥ, ಧ, ಠ, ಢ, ಫ, ಭ. ![]() the trill ಱ the retroflex lateral ಳ and the retroflex rhotic ೞ found only in South Indian languages, by 5th century. However, distinct signs were employed to denote the special consonants viz. ![]() ![]()
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