The independent vowel letters.

• අashort 'a' as in 'about'
• ආālong 'aa' as in 'father'
• ඇæshort 'ae' as in 'cat'
• ඈǣlong 'aae', drawn-out version of 'cat'
• ඉishort 'i' as in 'sit'
• ඊīlong 'ee' as in 'see'
• උushort 'u' as in 'put'
• ඌūlong 'oo' as in 'food'
• එeshort 'e' as in 'bed'
• ඒēlong 'ay' as in 'gate'
• ඔoshort 'o' as in 'pot'
• ඕōlong 'oh' as in 'go'
• ඓai'ai' diphthong as in 'aisle' (rare)
• ඖau'au' diphthong as in 'cow' (rare)