Devanagari independent vowels (svar). Front is the letter, back is the romanization.

• अashort 'a' as in 'about'
• आaalong 'aa' as in 'father'
• इishort 'i' as in 'sit'
• ईiilong 'ee' as in 'seen'
• उushort 'u' as in 'put'
• ऊuulong 'oo' as in 'moon'
• एe'e' as in 'they'
• ऐai'ai' as in 'air'
• ओo'o' as in 'go'
• औau'au' as in 'caught'
• अंamnasalized 'am' (anusvara)
• अःahbreathy 'ah' (visarga)