| 11. | It is a syllabic alphabet in which consonants all have an inherent vowel / a /.
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| 12. | The inherent vowel is always transliterated as'a'in the formal ISO 15919 transliteration.
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| 13. | Later stages of Tamil Brahmi returned to the inherent vowel that was the norm in India.
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| 14. | All consonants have an inherent vowel " a ", as with other Indic scripts.
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| 15. | The inherent vowels are in open syllables ( CV ) and in closed syllables ( CVC ).
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| 16. | This inherent vowel sound can be changed by using dependent vowel signs which attach to a bearing consonant.
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| 17. | There are a few exceptions in Pali loanwords, where the inherent vowel of an open syllable is.
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| 18. | There is no inherent vowel; consonants stand only for themselves, unlike the norm for Brahmi scripts.
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| 19. | Secondly, the inherent vowel has been discarded : A consonant written without diacritics represents the consonant alone.
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| 20. | In many abugidas, there is also a diacritic to suppress the inherent vowel, yielding the bare consonant.
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