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| Manner | lab | den | ret | pal | vel/glo | ||
| Stop Vl |
Unasp | ப pa |
த t̪a |
ட ʈa |
ச tʃa |
க ka |
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| Stop Vd |
Unasp | ஜ dʒa |
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| Fric | Vl | ஸ sa |
ஷ ʂa |
ஶ ʃa |
ஹ/ஃ ha |
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| Nasal | ம ma |
ந/ன n̪a |
ண ɳa |
ஞ ɲa |
ங ŋa |
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| Glide | வ ʋa |
ல/ள la |
ர(ழ)/ற ɾa |
ய ja |
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| Vowel | High | ஊ/ூ uː |
உ/ு u |
இ/ி i |
ஈ/ீ iː |
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| Mid | ஒ/ொ/ஓ o |
எ/ெ/ஏ e |
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| Low | ஔ/ௌ aʊ |
அ/◌/ஆ/ா a/aː |
ஐ/ை aɪ |
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| Marks | ஂ ̃ |
nasalize | ் |
hasanta | |||
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