Tibetan Alphabet Learning Tool - Drajyor

Ka-Ter Tibetan Alphabet Learning Tool - Drajyor Transliteration System

Learn how to read, write and pronounce the Tibetan alphabet using the Drajyor transliteration system developed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for practitioners of the International Dzogchen Community, click on the letters below and watch the video's. Support this project: Click Here

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The Thirty Consonants

Unaspirated
High Tone


Aspirated
Mid Tone

Voiced
Low Tone

Nasal
Low Tone
Guttural 1 ka wylie 2 kha wylie 3 ga wylie 4 nga wylie
Palatal 5 ca wylie 6 cha wylie 7 ja wylie 8 nya wylie
Dental 9 ta wylie 10 tha Drajyor 11 da wylie 12 na wylie
Labial 13 pa wylie 14 pha wylie 15 ba wylie 16 ma wylie
Dental 18 tsha wylie 19 dza wylie 20 wa wylie
Low Tone 21 zha wylie 22 za wylie 23 'a wylie 24 ya wylie
Mid Tone 25 ra wylie 26 la wylie 27 sha wylie 28 sa wylie
High Tone 29 ha wylie 30 a wylie

The Four Vowels

29 ha wylie 29 ha wylie 29 ha wylie 29 ha wylie

Letters for Sanskrit Transliteration

35 ta Log 36 tha log 37 da log 38 na log
39 sha log 40 ksha log 41 g ha 42 dz ha dzha
43 da log ha dha 44 da ha 45 b ha bha

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Ga: Gutteral - Unaspirated High Tone

Kha: Gutteral - Aspirated Mid Tone

Gᾰ - Gutteral Voiced Low Tone

Nga - Gutteral Nasal Low Tone

Ja - Palatal Unaspirated High Tone

Qa - Palatal Aspirated Mid Tone

Jᾰ - Voiced Low Tone

Ña - Nasal Low Tone

Da - Dental Unaspirated High Tone

Ta - Dental Aspirated Mid Tone

Dᾰ - Dental Voiced Low Tone

Na - Dental Nasal Low Tone

Ba - Labial Unaspirated High Tone

Pa - Labial Aspirated Mid Tone

Bᾰ - Labial Voiced Low Tone

Ma - Labial Nasal Low Tone

Za - Dental Unaspirated High Tone

Ca - Dental Aspirated Mid Tone

Zᾰ - Dental Voiced Low Tone

Wa - Dental Nasal Low Tone

Xᾰ - Low Tone Unaspirated High Tone

Sᾰ - Low Tone Aspirated Mid Tone

Hᾰ - Low Tone Voiced Low Tone

Ya - Low Tone Nasal Low Tone

Ra - Mid Tone Unaspirated High Tone

La - Mid Tone Aspirated Mid Tone

Xa - Mid Tone Voiced Low Tone

Sa - Mid Tone Nasal Low Tone

Ha - High Tone Unaspirated High Tone

A - High Tone Aspirated Mid Tone

The Four Vowels

a + gi gu = i

a + zhabs kyu = u

a + 'greng bu = e

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