जिन वर्गों के उच्चारण में श्वास (अर्थात प्राण) वायु की मात्रा कम (अर्थात अल्प) होती है, उन्हें अल्पप्राण वर्ण कहते हैं।
ये हैं -
प्रत्येक वर्ग का प्रथम, तृतीय और पंचम वर्ण तथा
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