How many letters are there in the Tamil alphabet?

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The Tamil alphabet consists of 12 vowels and 18 consonants, making a total of 30 letters. Additionally, there are special characters and combinations to represent sounds that are not present in the basic set of vowels and consonants. The script is an abugida, where consonants carry an inherent vowel...
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The Tamil alphabet consists of 12 vowels and 18 consonants, making a total of 30 letters. Additionally, there are special characters and combinations to represent sounds that are not present in the basic set of vowels and consonants. The script is an abugida, where consonants carry an inherent vowel sound, and additional diacritic marks are used to represent other vowel sounds. Here is a breakdown of the Tamil alphabet: Vowels (12): அ (a) ஆ (ā) இ (i) ஈ (ī) உ (u) ஊ (ū) எ (e) ஏ (ē) ஐ (ai) ஒ (o) ஓ (ō) ஔ (au) Consonants (18): க (ka) ங (ṅa) ச (ca) ஞ (ña) ட (ṭa) ண (ṇa) த (ta) ந (na) ப (pa) ம (ma) ய (ya) ர (ra) ல (la) வ (va) ஶ (śa) ஷ (ṣa) ஸ (sa) ஹ (ha) Special Characters: ஃ (aḥ) க் (k) ங் (ṅ) ச் (c) ஞ் (ñ) ட் (ṭ) ண் (ṇ) த் (t) ந் (n) ப் (p) ம் (m) ய் (y) ர் (r) ல் (l) வ் (v) ஶ் (ś) ஷ் (ṣ) ஸ் (s) ஹ் (h) The Tamil script is known for its distinctiveness and has a rich literary tradition that spans over two millennia. It is used for writing the Tamil language and is one of the classical languages of India. read less
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