https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31725
--- Comment #14 from [email protected] 2011-10-19 14:45:41 UTC --- (In reply to comment #13) > (In reply to comment #11) > > you could probably use * for isshar, if not used for chandrabindu. else @. > > I think this require a second confirmation from your side - * and @ are > frequently used latin letters, If you map it them to Assamese, that means, for > typing those symbols, you have to switch your keyboard, which I dont think a > transliteration based keyboard should do. > OK. We should wait for the rest of the community to weigh in. alternatively see my note below. > > > khya = ক্ষ > > ক্ষ is KA + VIRAMA+ SSA - KSSA , Are you sure that it is phonetically near > to khya? > Currently to type ক্ষ , ksha is the sequence. yes, i am sure. even though it is a compound letter in Bengali and Hindi, it is an individual letter in assamese pronounced khya. (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/assamese.htm) also there are three letters for which you should phonetically use "x". they are শ, ষ, স (phonetically they are voiceless velar fricatives https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative). i would then recommend the following. x = শ X = ষ s = স c = চ C = ছ S = ৺ (ISHHAR) > > > ya = য় > > > > that would bring it closer to Assamese phonetics. are their technical > > difficulties/conflicts in implementing these? > > I see the above conflicts(from what is already present or in the phonetic > similarity) in your suggestions, so I would like to get a second opinion from > community before making the above changes. More eyes will help in better > keymap > :) > > I also request community to try the mapping at translatewiki.net first. Could you please set up a page in translatewiki.net with the current mapping (in the format that best suits you), so we may comment and converge? Thanks, -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
