![]() ![]() Some vowels require the basic shape of the consonant to be altered in a way that is specific to that vowel. The combinatory letters are formed by adding a vowel marker to the consonant. The complete script, therefore, consists of the 31 letters in their independent forms and an additional 216 combinatory letters, for a total of 247 (12+18+216+1) combinations ( உயிர்மெய்யெழுத்து, uyirmeyyeḻuttu, "soul-body-letters") of a consonant and a vowel, a mute consonant or a vowel alone. ![]() ![]() However, it is listed at the end of the vowel set. ஃ is called "அக்கு", akku and is classified in Tamil orthography as being neither a consonant nor a vowel. Diverging evolution of Tamil-Brahmi script (center column) into the Vatteluttu alphabet (leftmost column) and the Tamil script (rightmost column) ![]()
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