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. Since the Tamil script is an abugida, every consonant has an inherent value of [ɐ].
| # | Letter | Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 14. | ங | ṅa | [ŋ] |
| 15. | ச | ca | [tʃ] |
| 16. | ஞ | ña | [ɲ] |
| 17. | ட | ṭa | [ʈ] |
| 18. | ண | ṇa | [ɳ] |
| 19. | த | ta | [t] |
| 20. | ந | na | [n̪] |
| 21. | ன | ṉa | [n] |
| 22. | ப | pa | [p] |
| 23. | ம | ma | [m] |
| 24. | ய | ya | [j] |
| 25. | ர | ra | [ɾ] |
| 26. | ற | ṛa | [r] |
| 27. | ல | la | [l] |
| 28. | ள | ḷa | [ɭ] |
| 29. | ழ | ḻa | [ɻ] |
| 30. | வ | va | [ʋ] |