Vowel letters
editThere are thirteen (fourteen if the obsolete vowel ೠ is included) vowel letters (ಸ್ವರ svara).
Letter | Diacritic | ISO notation | Letter | Diacritic | ISO notation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ಅ | none | a | ಆ | ಾ | ā |
ಇ | ಿ | i | ಈ | ೀ | ī |
ಉ | ು | u | ಊ | ೂ | ū |
ಋ | ೃ | r̥ | ೠ (obsolete) | ೄ | r̥̄ |
ಎ | ೆ | e | ಏ | ೇ | ē |
ಐ | ೈ | ai | |||
ಒ | ೊ | o | ಓ | ೋ | ō |
ಔ | ೌ | au |
When a vowel follows a consonant, it is written with a diacritic rather than as a separate letter.