> > I do notice however that most Indic language sites refer to the
> > syllable as the basic unit - often what is referred to as a

letter

> > or character is actually a syllable, this is the basic element.
>
> An aksara doesn't necessarily represent a syllable; it represents

any

> number of consonants plus a vowel, but not CVC. All syllable-final
> consonants are attached to the initial consonant of the next

syllable.

> --
> Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...

Aren't (C)(C)CV still syllables? On the other hand can you tell me
if aksara boundaries and morpheme boundaries conflict in Tamil? I
guess I wouldn't want to represent "pro-tec-ted" by these three
syllables or "mi-stake" by these two syllables.

Suzanne