Tamiḻ lattīṉ eḻuttukkaḷ/தமிழ் லத்தீன் எழுத்துக்கள்
The
Tamil Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Latin letter |
Tamil letter | IPA |
| 1 |
A a |
அ | [ə] |
| 2 | Ā ā | ஆ | [aː] |
| 3 |
C c |
ச |
[t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], [ʃ], [s], [ʒ] |
| 4 |
E e |
எ |
[ɛ] |
| 5 | Ē ē | ஏ | [eː] |
| 6 | F f | ஃப | [f] |
| 7 |
H h |
ஹ் | [h] |
| 8 |
I i |
இ | [ɪ] |
| 9 | Ī ī | ஈ | [iː] |
| 10 |
J j |
ஜ | [d͡ʒ] |
| 11 |
K k |
க |
[k], [ɡ], [x], [ɣ], [h] |
| 12 |
L l |
ல |
[l] |
| 13 | Ḷ ḷ | ள | [ɭ] |
| 14 | Ḻ ḻ | ழ | [ɻ] |
| 15 |
M m |
ம |
[m] |
| 16 |
N n |
ந |
[n̪] |
| 17 | Ṉ ṉ | ன | [n] |
| 18 | Ṇ ṇ | ண | [ɳ] |
| 19 | Ñ ñ | ஞ | [ɲ] |
| 20 | Ṅ ṅ | ங | [ŋ] |
| 21 |
O o |
ஒ | [ɔ] |
| 22 | Ō ō | ஓ | [oː] |
| 23 |
P p |
ப |
[p], [b], [β] |
| 24 |
R r |
ர | [ɾ̪] |
| 25 | Ṟ ṟ | ற | [r], [t], [d] |
| 26 |
S s |
ஸ் |
[s] |
| 27 | Ṣ ṣ | ஷ் | [ʂ] |
| 28 |
Š š |
ஶ் |
[ɕ], [ʃ] |
| 29 |
T t |
த |
[t̪], [d̪], [ð] |
| 30 | Ṭ ṭ | ட |
[ʈ], [ɖ], [ɽ] |
| 31 |
U u |
உ | [ʊ], [ɯ] |
| 32 | Ū ū | ஊ | [uː] |
| 33 |
W w |
வ |
[ʋ] |
| 34 |
X x |
ஃஸ் | [ks] |
| 35 | Ẋ ẋ | க்ஷ் | [kʂ] |
| 36 |
Y y |
ய |
[j] |
| 37 |
Z z |
ஃஜ |
[z] |
| There would not be letters b, d, g, q, v, which would be replaced by p, t, k, k, w, respectively. | |||
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Maṉitap piṛawiyiṉar cakalarum cutantiramākawē piṛakkiṉṛaṉar; awarkaḷ matippilum urimaikaḷilum camamāṉawarkaḷ. Awarkaḷ niyāyattaiyum maṉacāṭciyaiyum iyaṛpaṇpākap peṛṛawarkaḷ. Awarkaḷ oruwaruṭaṉoruwar cakōtara uṇarwup pāṅkil naṭantukoḷḷal wēṇṭum.