1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/language/indian.el b/lisp/language/indian.el
index 0b989a0ac01..0626d6d9d4d 100644
--- a/lisp/language/indian.el
+++ b/lisp/language/indian.el
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         '(;; chars      syntax  category
           ("(5!"#(B"  "w"     ?7) ; vowel-modifying diacritical mark
                                     ; chandrabindu, anuswar, visarga
-          ("(5$(B-(52(B"    "w"     ?5) ; independent vowel
+          ("(5$(B-(52(B"    "w"     ?1) ; base (independent) vowel
           ("(53(B-(5X(B"    "w"     ?0) ; consonant
           ("(5Z(B-(5g(B"    "w"     ?8) ; matra
           ("(5q(B-(5z(B"    "w"     ?6) ; digit