Kannada tongue twisters
Classic Kannada tongue twisters
Famous Kannada tongue twisters — the kind every Kannada-speaking parent uses to teach diction.
ಒಂದು ಊರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಒಂಟೆ ಇದ್ದ
ondu ūrinalli obba oṇṭe idda
There lived a camel in a village
Meaning: Practice the o-/oṇ- vowels.
ಕಪ್ಪು ಕಡಲೆ ಕಪ್ಪು ಕಪ್ಪು
kappu kaḍale kappu kappu
Black grams are black, black
Meaning: Black grams trip the tongue.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಬೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಬಿಸಿ
beṅgaḷūrina bīdiyalli bella bisi
On Bengaluru's street, jaggery is hot
Meaning: Trains the b- repetition.
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