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

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

Alphabet

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

Print
ISO a ā i ī u ū e ē ai o ō au
Braille                        
Print
ISO k c j ñ t n p m
Braille                      
Print க்ஷ
ISO y r l v ś s h kṣ
Braille                          

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

Codas

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Diacritic க் [2]
Virama Visarga
Braille    

See also

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References

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