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The Tamil alphabet, often referred to as the Tamil script, is used to write the Tamil language. It is an abugida writing system, meaning that each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritical marks to represent different vowel sounds. The Tamil...
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The Tamil alphabet, often referred to as the Tamil script, is used to write the Tamil language. It is an abugida writing system, meaning that each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritical marks to represent different vowel sounds. The Tamil script consists of a total of 247 characters, which include consonants, vowels, diphthongs, and various combinations. Here are the basic components of the Tamil alphabet: Consonants: There are 18 consonants in the Tamil script. They are: 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) ழ (ḻa) ள (ḷa) ற (ṟa) ன (ṉa) Vowels: There are twelve pure vowels and are represented with the following characters: அ (a) ஆ (ā) இ (i) ஈ (ī) உ (u) ஊ (ū) எ (e) ஏ (ē) ஐ (ai) ஒ (o) ஓ (ō) ஔ (au) Diphthongs: There are eight diphthongs in Tamil. They are combinations of two vowels: அய (ay) அய் (ai) அவ (av) அவ் (au) இய (iy) read less
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