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