https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35990
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Bug #: 35990
Summary: Schwa syncope rule in devanagari transliteration
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Narayam
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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Currently the Narayam hindi transliteration scheme requires inputting a after a
consonant to remove the viram. This poses a problem with word-ends in hindi
which usually have schwa sncope but are written without the viram.
The required system is that inputting a space after any consonant should remove
the viram, but if ~ (which is the default viram key) is pressed before pressing
space, the viram should not be removed. This was attempted in
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#change,3514 patchsets 2 and 3 but the rules did
not behave as expected. The rule to remove the viram on space worked correctly
but forcing the viram to stay by pressing the viram key did not work.
Current behaviour: raama gives राम and raam[space] gives राम्[space]
raameshwaram gives रामेश्वरम् and raameshwaram[space] gives रामेश्वरम्[space]
Wanted behaviour: raama gives राम and raam[space] gives and राम[space] (viram
is removed)
raameshwaram[space] gives रामेश्वरम[space] and raameshwaram~[space] gives
रामेश्वरम्[space] (former removes the viram while latter retains it)
The consensus for schwa syncope rule was obtained at
http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2/Narayam
I should add that this is probably the most important rule that is missing
right now. Having this ability is very important from a user-perspective.
PS:Filing this bug since I've been unable o fix this myself (I still don't know
why the rule in patchset 3 of the submitted change didn't work.)
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