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 Notes

1. Romanize ށް as ḫ when it doubles the following consonant or is used as a glottal stop.

2. When used in medial position without ް◌ (sukūn), romanize ނ as ṁ.

3. Romanization of ‫އ‬.


 * (a) When used in the initial position with any vowel sign, do not romanize.


 * (b) When used in the medial position with any vowel sign, romanize as ’.


 * (c) When a consonant follows ‫ ްއ‬ in medial position, double it in romanization.


 * (d) When used in final position with ް◌ (sukūn), romanize as  h .

4. Romanize ‫ ްތ‬ followed by another ‫ ތ‬as t.

5. Only the vowel forms that appear at the beginning of a syllable are listed. When the vowels follow a consonant, ‫ އ‬is not used and the vowel signs are added to the consonant forms. Do not distinguish between the two in romanization.

6. ް◌ (called sukūn) generally indicates omission of an inherent vowel associated with a consonant. For its other uses, see Notes 1, 3, and 4.