Each vowel has two forms, an independent form - when not part of a consonant - and a dependent form, when attached to a consonant. This is known as a "matra". The dependent forms can be placed above or below, to the left or the right, or on both the left and the right sides of the consonant. Special marks are added to denote the combination of "r" with another consonant.

Please click here to view tempoary gallery of vowels [121 KB] (4 tableaus) [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]

Enlarge the picture and see the nuances in writing some vowels in Lantsha [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]

Click on an vowel picture (except vowel "a" = first picture) and see what is important when this vowel attached to an consonant. [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]

Click a consonant picture and see the consonant attached by all 14 vowels and the two diacritics. [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]