Editing Newar language (section)

====Vowels====
The vowels, called ''mā ākha'' (माआखः), meaning "mother letters", used in Newar are:

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!Orthography||अ ||अः || आ||आः || इ || ई || उ ||  ऊ ||ऋ ||ॠ|| ऌ|| ॡ||   ए||    ऐ ||  ओ ||   औ || अँ||  अं ||  अय्  ||  आय्  ||  एय्
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|Roman||a||a:|| aa||aa: || i ||ii|| u || uu  || ri|| rii ||  lri|| lrii ||  e ||  ai || o || au || an || aN||ay||aay||ey
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Even though ऋ, ॠ, ऌ, ॡ are present in Newar, they are rarely used. Instead, some experts suggest including अय् (ay) and आय् (aay) in the list of vowels.<ref>''Nepal Bhasa Wyaakarana'' (page 2) by Tuyubahadur Maharjan, published by Nepal Bhasa Academy</ref>