Sinhala Script Letters and Diacritics

Question 1

අ

Answer 1

a (syllable-initial letter)

/a/, /ə/

The vowel sound /a/ (sometimes /ə/) is the inherent vowel in every consonant letter of this abugidic script.

Question 2

්

Answer 2

(suppresses inherent vowel)

alters some vowels

Question 3

ආ

Answer 3

ā (syllable-initial letter)

/aː/

typed: අ + ා = ආ

Question 4

ා

Answer 4

ā (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/aː/

Question 5

ඇ

Answer 5

æ (syllable-initial letter)

/æ/, /ɛ/

typed: අ + ැ = ඇ

Question 6

ැ

Answer 6

æ (syllable-medial or syllable-final) diacritic)

/æ/, /ɛ/

Question 7

ඈ

Answer 7

ǣ (syllable-initial letter)

/æː/

typed: අ + ෑ = ඈ

Question 8

ෑ

Answer 8

ǣ (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/æː/

Question 9

ඉ

Answer 9

i (syllable-initial letter)

/i/

Question 10

ි

Answer 10

i (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/i/

Question 11

ඊ

Answer 11

ī (syllable-initial letter)

/iː/

Question 12

ී

Answer 12

ī (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/iː/

Question 13

උ

Answer 13

u (syllable-initial letter)

/u/

Question 14

ු

Answer 14

u (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/u/

Question 15

ඌ

Answer 15

ū (syllable-initial letter)

/uː/

typed: උ + ෟ = ඌ

Question 16

ූ

Answer 16

ū (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

Question 17

එ

Answer 17

e (syllable-initial letter)

/e/

Question 18

ෙ

Answer 18

e (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/e/

Question 19

ඒ

Answer 19

ē (syllable-initial letter)

/eː/

typed: එ + ් = ඒ

Question 20

ේ

Answer 20

ē (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/eː/

typed: ෙ + ් = ේ

Question 21

ඔ

Answer 21

o (syllable-initial letter)

/o/

Question 22

ො

Answer 22

o (syllable-medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/o/

typed: ෙ + ා = ො

Question 23

ඕ

Answer 23

ō (syllable-initial letter)

/oː/

typed: ඔ + ් = ඕ

Question 24

ෝ

Answer 24

ō (syllable medial or syllable-final diacritic)

/oː/

typed: ෙ + ා + ් = ෝ