Tamil Braille

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

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

Print அஆஇஈஉஊஎஏஐஒஓஔ
ISOaāiīuūeēaioōau
Braille ⠁ (braille pattern dots-1) ⠜ (braille pattern dots-345) ⠊ (braille pattern dots-24) ⠔ (braille pattern dots-35) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠢ (braille pattern dots-26) ⠑ (braille pattern dots-15) ⠌ (braille pattern dots-34) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠕ (braille pattern dots-135) ⠪ (braille pattern dots-246)
Print கங சஜஞ டண தந பம
ISO kṅ cjñ ṭṇ tn pm
Braille ⠅ (braille pattern dots-13) ⠬ (braille pattern dots-346) ⠉ (braille pattern dots-14) ⠚ (braille pattern dots-245) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠾ (braille pattern dots-23456) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456) ⠞ (braille pattern dots-2345) ⠝ (braille pattern dots-1345) ⠏ (braille pattern dots-1234) ⠍ (braille pattern dots-134)
Print யரலளவ ஶஷஸஹ க்ஷறழன
ISO yrlḷv śṣsh kṣṟḻṉ
Braille ⠽ (braille pattern dots-13456) ⠗ (braille pattern dots-1235) ⠇ (braille pattern dots-123) ⠸ (braille pattern dots-456) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠩ (braille pattern dots-146) ⠯ (braille pattern dots-12346) ⠎ (braille pattern dots-234) ⠓ (braille pattern dots-125) ⠟ (braille pattern dots-12345) ⠻ (braille pattern dots-12456) ⠷ (braille pattern dots-12356) ⠰ (braille pattern dots-56)

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

Codas
Diacritic த் [2]ஃ
ViramaVisarga
Braille ⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠠ (braille pattern dots-6)

See also

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