Nepali Barakhari Chart (नेपाली बाराखरी)

Nepali Barakhari (बाराखरी) is the complete syllable chart of the Nepali language. It shows every combination of the 33 Nepali consonants (व्यञ्जन) with all 12 vowel forms (स्वर / मात्राहरू). Each cell in the chart is a standalone Nepali syllable — the fundamental building block of Nepali words. Mastering the Barakhari is an essential step in learning to read and write Nepali fluently.

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Nepali Barakhari Chart (बाराखरी चार्ट)

Each cell shows the Nepali syllable formed by combining the consonant in the first column with the vowel in the column header.

Consonant
(a)

(ā)

(i)

(ī)

(u)

(ū)

(e)

(ai)

(o)

(au)
अं
(aṃ)
अः
(aḥ)
क (ka)काकिकीकुकूकेकैकोकौकंकः
ख (kha)खाखिखीखुखूखेखैखोखौखंखः
ग (ga)गागिगीगुगूगेगैगोगौगंगः
घ (gha)घाघिघीघुघूघेघैघोघौघंघः
ङ (ṅa)ङाङिङीङुङूङेङैङोङौङंङः
च (ca)चाचिचीचुचूचेचैचोचौचंचः
छ (cha)छाछिछीछुछूछेछैछोछौछंछः
ज (ja)जाजिजीजुजूजेजैजोजौजंजः
झ (jha)झाझिझीझुझूझेझैझोझौझंझः
ञ (ña)ञाञिञीञुञूञेञैञोञौञंञः
ट (ṭa)टाटिटीटुटूटेटैटोटौटंटः
ठ (ṭha)ठाठिठीठुठूठेठैठोठौठंठः
ड (ḍa)डाडिडीडुडूडेडैडोडौडंडः
ढ (ḍha)ढाढिढीढुढूढेढैढोढौढंढः
ण (ṇa)णाणिणीणुणूणेणैणोणौणंणः
त (ta)तातितीतुतूतेतैतोतौतंतः
थ (tha)थाथिथीथुथूथेथैथोथौथंथः
द (da)दादिदीदुदूदेदैदोदौदंदः
ध (dha)धाधिधीधुधूधेधैधोधौधंधः
न (na)नानिनीनुनूनेनैनोनौनंनः
प (pa)पापिपीपुपूपेपैपोपौपंपः
फ (pha)फाफिफीफुफूफेफैफोफौफंफः
ब (ba)बाबिबीबुबूबेबैबोबौबंबः
भ (bha)भाभिभीभुभूभेभैभोभौभंभः
म (ma)मामिमीमुमूमेमैमोमौमंमः
य (ya)यायियीयुयूयेयैयोयौयंयः
र (ra)रारिरीरुरूरेरैरोरौरंरः
ल (la)लालिलीलुलूलेलैलोलौलंलः
व (va)वाविवीवुवूवेवैवोवौवंवः
श (śa)शाशिशीशुशूशेशैशोशौशंशः
ष (ṣa)षाषिषीषुषूषेषैषोषौषंषः
स (sa)सासिसीसुसूसेसैसोसौसंसः
ह (ha)हाहिहीहुहूहेहैहोहौहंहः

Nepali Barakhari with Pronunciation

The Roman transliteration (pronunciation guide) is displayed below each Nepali syllable. Use this table to learn how each syllable is spoken.

Consonant
(a)

(ā)

(i)

(ī)

(u)

(ū)

(e)

(ai)

(o)

(au)
अं
(aṃ)
अः
(aḥ)
kakaकाकिkiकीकुkuकूकेkeकैkaiकोkoकौkauकंkaṃकःkaḥ
khakhaखाkhāखिkhiखीkhīखुkhuखूkhūखेkheखैkhaiखोkhoखौkhauखंkhaṃखःkhaḥ
gagaगागिgiगीगुguगूगेgeगैgaiगोgoगौgauगंgaṃगःgaḥ
ghaghaघाghāघिghiघीghīघुghuघूghūघेgheघैghaiघोghoघौghauघंghaṃघःghaḥ
ṅaṅaङाṅāङिṅiङीṅīङुṅuङूṅūङेṅeङैṅaiङोṅoङौṅauङंṅaṃङःṅaḥ
cacaचाचिciचीचुcuचूचेceचैcaiचोcoचौcauचंcaṃचःcaḥ
chachaछाchāछिchiछीchīछुchuछूchūछेcheछैchaiछोchoछौchauछंchaṃछःchaḥ
jajaजाजिjiजीजुjuजूजेjeजैjaiजोjoजौjauजंjaṃजःjaḥ
jhajhaझाjhāझिjhiझीjhīझुjhuझूjhūझेjheझैjhaiझोjhoझौjhauझंjhaṃझःjhaḥ
ñañaञाñāञिñiञीñīञुñuञूñūञेñeञैñaiञोñoञौñauञंñaṃञःñaḥ
ṭaṭaटाṭāटिṭiटीṭīटुṭuटूṭūटेṭeटैṭaiटोṭoटौṭauटंṭaṃटःṭaḥ
ṭhaṭhaठाṭhāठिṭhiठीṭhīठुṭhuठूṭhūठेṭheठैṭhaiठोṭhoठौṭhauठंṭhaṃठःṭhaḥ
ḍaḍaडाḍāडिḍiडीḍīडुḍuडूḍūडेḍeडैḍaiडोḍoडौḍauडंḍaṃडःḍaḥ
ḍhaḍhaढाḍhāढिḍhiढीḍhīढुḍhuढूḍhūढेḍheढैḍhaiढोḍhoढौḍhauढंḍhaṃढःḍhaḥ
ṇaṇaणाṇāणिṇiणीṇīणुṇuणूṇūणेṇeणैṇaiणोṇoणौṇauणंṇaṃणःṇaḥ
tataतातिtiतीतुtuतूतेteतैtaiतोtoतौtauतंtaṃतःtaḥ
thathaथाthāथिthiथीthīथुthuथूthūथेtheथैthaiथोthoथौthauथंthaṃथःthaḥ
dadaदादिdiदीदुduदूदेdeदैdaiदोdoदौdauदंdaṃदःdaḥ
dhadhaधाdhāधिdhiधीdhīधुdhuधूdhūधेdheधैdhaiधोdhoधौdhauधंdhaṃधःdhaḥ
nanaनानिniनीनुnuनूनेneनैnaiनोnoनौnauनंnaṃनःnaḥ
papaपापिpiपीपुpuपूपेpeपैpaiपोpoपौpauपंpaṃपःpaḥ
phaphaफाphāफिphiफीphīफुphuफूphūफेpheफैphaiफोphoफौphauफंphaṃफःphaḥ
babaबाबिbiबीबुbuबूबेbeबैbaiबोboबौbauबंbaṃबःbaḥ
bhabhaभाbhāभिbhiभीbhīभुbhuभूbhūभेbheभैbhaiभोbhoभौbhauभंbhaṃभःbhaḥ
mamaमामिmiमीमुmuमूमेmeमैmaiमोmoमौmauमंmaṃमःmaḥ
yayaयायिyiयीयुyuयूयेyeयैyaiयोyoयौyauयंyaṃयःyaḥ
raraरारिriरीरुruरूरेreरैraiरोroरौrauरंraṃरःraḥ
lalaलालिliलीलुluलूलेleलैlaiलोloलौlauलंlaṃलःlaḥ
vavaवाविviवीवुvuवूवेveवैvaiवोvoवौvauवंvaṃवःvaḥ
śaśaशाśāशिśiशीśīशुśuशूśūशेśeशैśaiशोśoशौśauशंśaṃशःśaḥ
ṣaṣaषाṣāषिṣiषीṣīषुṣuषूṣūषेṣeषैṣaiषोṣoषौṣauषंṣaṃषःṣaḥ
sasaसासिsiसीसुsuसूसेseसैsaiसोsoसौsauसंsaṃसःsaḥ
hahaहाहिhiहीहुhuहूहेheहैhaiहोhoहौhauहंhaṃहःhaḥ

How to Read the Barakhari

  • Find the consonant row in the first (pinned) column — e.g. क (ka).
  • Find the vowel column across the top — e.g. इ (i).
  • The cell at the intersection is the syllable — in this example कि (ki).
  • Each syllable in the pronunciation table shows the Nepali character on top and its Roman sound below.

For a full list of Nepali vowels, consonants, and numerals see the Nepali Alphabet page.

Also See ›Nepali Alphabet (वर्णमाला)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Nepali Barakhari

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