Tamil Braille

Tamil Braille
Script type
Print basis
Tamil alphabet
LanguagesTamil
Related scripts
Parent systems

Tamil Braille is the smallest of the Bharati braille alphabets.[1] (For the general system and for punctuation, see that article.)

Alphabet

Vowel letters are used rather than diacritics, and they occur after consonants in their spoken order.

Print அ ஆ இ ஈ உ ஊ எ ஏ ஐ ஒ ஓ ஔ
ISO a ā i ī u ū e ē ai o ō au
Braille
Print க ங ச ஜ ஞ ட ண த ந ப ம
ISO k ṅ c j ñ ṭ ṇ t n p m
Braille
Print ய ர ல ள வ ஶ ஷ ஸ ஹ க்ஷ ற ழ ன
ISO y r l ḷ v ś ṣ s h kṣ ṟ ḻ ṉ
Braille

The last two letters, ⠰ ṉ and ⠷ ḻ, are shared with Malayalam, but otherwise ⠰ ṉ is used for the anusvara (nasalization) in other Bharati alphabets, while ⠷ ḻ is also used in Urdu Braille but for the unrelated letter ʻayn.

Codas

Diacritic க்[2] ஃ
Virama Visarga
Braille

See also

References

  1. ^ UNESCO (2013) World Braille Usage, 3rd edition.
  2. ^ Shown on the letter க ka
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