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There are 52 letters and 51 phonemes in Sindhi Alphabet,
whereas Hamza stands for Aliph as the substitute. Though both have the
same sound but differ in the functionality according to Sindhi
Orthography. In Sindhi Alphabet, ‘Aliph Wow and Ye’ (ي ۽ و، ا (are
some of the letters which are used as consonants as well as vowels in the
same form. Due to Hamza being the substitute for the Aliph, there occurs
no any confusion or misunderstanding in their functionality. Except
using Aliph as consonant in the front of any word, mostly the use of
Aliph is practiced as vowel; whereas in some words where needed, the
Hamza is used in between a certain word or in the end instead of the
Aliph as consonant. This is undisputedly obvious that Hamza is nowhere
been used as Vowel.
Dr. Ghulam Ali Allana working on the difference between Aliph
and Hamza considers Hamza being the constituent of combination of two
vowels, further suggesting that Hamza is a vowel. Whereas the study that
has been carried out on the discourses of sound and Orthography,
suggests that the Hamza has only been used in place of Aliph as the
consonant, whereas Aliph has this capability of being used as vowel as
well as consonant depending on the context. Sindhi Orthography has
somewhat clear and distinct considerations for the respective discourse.
This paper presents a study around the issue of Hamza being used as
Consonant and proposes some considerations in regard.
Dr Altaf Jokio. (2016) The role of ‘Aliph and Hamza' in Sindhi Orthography, Karoonjhar Research Journal, Volume-15, Issue-1.
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