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The twelve vowels
பன்னிரண்டு உயிரெழுத்துகள்
Tamil has twelve vowels (உயிர், “life”). Five pairs differ only in length: a short one and a long one held twice as long. Two more glide from one shape to another. Press a vowel and watch the lips.
அ
“a” · Short (kuṟil) · குறில் · 1 beat
Mouth relaxed and open
ஃ · எஃகு (steel)
ஃ (āytam) is neither vowel nor consonant. It is rare today and appears between a short vowel and a hard consonant, as in எஃகு (steel). It counts half a beat.
Practise
“leg”
Which spelling means this?
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