Appendix:Tamil script
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This appendix explains characters written in the Tamil script.
This appendix is related to the Tamil alphabet. The Tamil alphabet has 12 vowels, 18 consonants, 12 vowels by 18 consonants, 1 unique character ஃ totalling 247 letters.
| # | Letter | Name | IPA | Transliterated as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | அ | a | [ɐ] | |
| 2. | ஆ | ā | [aː] | |
| 3. | இ | i | [i] | |
| 4. | ஈ | ī | [iː] | |
| 5. | உ | u | [u] or [ɯ] | |
| 6. | ஊ | ū | [uː] | |
| 7. | எ | e | [e] | |
| 8. | ஏ | ē | [eː] | |
| 9. | ஐ | ai | [ɐi̯] or [-aɪ̯] | |
| 10. | ஒ | o | [o] | |
| 11. | ஓ | ō | [oː] | |
| 12. | ஔ | au | [ɐu̯] or [-aʊ̯] | |
| 13. | க | ka | [k] | k |
| 14. | ங | ṅa | [ŋ] | ṅ |
| 15. | ச | ca | [tʃ] | c |
| 16. | ஞ | ña | [ɲ] | ñ |
| 17. | ட | ṭa | [ʈ] | ṭ |
| 18. | ண | ṇa | [ɳ] | ṇ |
| 19. | த | ta | [t] | t |
| 20. | ந | na | [n̪] | n |
| 21. | ன | ṉa | [n] | ṉa |
| 22. | ப | pa | [p] | p |
| 23. | ம | ma | [m] | m |
| 24. | ய | ya | [j] | y |
| 25. | ர | ra | [ɾ] | r |
| 26. | ற | ṛa | [r] | ṛ |
| 27. | ல | la | [l] | l |
| 28. | ள | ḷa | [ɭ] | ḷ |
| 29. | ழ | ḻa | [ɻ] | ḻ |
| 30. | வ | va | [ʋ] | v |