Appendix:Tamil script
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] |