Common Devanagari consonants (vyanjan). Each carries an inherent 'a' sound.

• कka'k' as in 'skip'
• खkhaaspirated 'kh'
• गga'g' as in 'go'
• चcha'ch' as in 'church'
• जja'j' as in 'jam'
• टṭaretroflex 't'
• तtasoft dental 't'
• दdasoft dental 'd'
• नna'n' as in 'no'
• पpa'p' as in 'spin'
• बba'b' as in 'bat'
• मma'm' as in 'man'
• रrarolled 'r'
• सsa's' as in 'see'
• हha'h' as in 'hat'