Punjabi Alphabet (ਪੈਂਤੀ)

Features of Punjabi/Gurmukhi ALPHABET

• The letters are written from left to right, similar to English.
• The Punjabi or Gurmukhi Alphabet consists of thirty-five original letters and is usually referred to as Painti (thirty-five). It also includes six additional consonants, nine vowel diacritics, two diacritics for nasal sounds (bindi, tipi), one diacritic (adhak) that geminates consonants and three subscript characters (pair vich rara, pair vich haha, pair vich vava).