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use in the 12th and 18th centuries, respectively. Later Kannada works replaced 'rh' and 'lh' with ? (ra) and ? (la) respectively.

It is still used to write the Badaga language and a vowel + virama + l is used to transcribe its retroflex vowels.

Another letter (or unclassified vyanjana (consonant)) that has become extinct is 'nh' or 'inn'. Likewise, this has its equivalent in Telugu, where it is called Nakaara pollu. The usage of this

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