Malayalam Braille is one of the Bharati braille alphabets, and it largely conforms to the letter values of the other Bharati alphabets.[1]

Malayalam Braille
Script type
Print basis
Malayalam alphabet
LanguagesMalayalam language
Related scripts
Parent systems
Indic

Alphabet

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The alphabet is as follows.[1] Vowel letters are used rather than diacritics, and they occur after consonants in their spoken order. For orthographic conventions, see Bharati Braille.

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ISO a ā i ī u ū e ē ai o ō au
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ISO r̥̄ l̥̄
Braille            
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ISO k kh g gh
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ISO c ch j jh ñ
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ISO ṭh ḍh
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ISO t th d dh n
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ISO p ph/f b bh m
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ISO y r l v
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ISO ś s h
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There is a single pre-formed conjunct and several consonants shared with Tamil Braille,

Print ക്ഷ
ISO kṣ
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and several syllable codas,

Print ക് കം കഃ
ISO Halant Anusvara Visarga
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Punctuation

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See Bharati Braille#Punctuation.

References

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  1. ^ a b World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013