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Vowel:
ಅ=a, ಆ=A,aa, ಇ=i, ಈ=I,ee, ಉ=u, ಊ=U,oo, ಋ=Ru, ೠ=RU, ಎ=e, ಏ=E, ಐ=ai, ಒ=o, ಓ=O, ಔ=au,ou
ಁ = ~M
ಂ = M
ಃ = H
Consonant:
ಕ್=k, ಖ್=K,kh, ಗ್=g, ಘ್=G,gh, ಙ್=~g
ಚ್=c,ch, ಛ್=C,Ch, ಜ್=j, ಝ್=J,jh, ಞ್=~j
ಟ್=T, ಠ್=Th, ಡ್=D, ಢ್=Dh, ಣ್=N
ತ್=t, ಥ್=th, ದ್=d, ಧ್=dh, ನ್=n
ಪ್=p, ಫ್=P,ph, ಬ್=b, ಭ್=B,bh, ಮ್=m
ಯ್=y,Y, ರ್=r, ಱ್=rx, ಲ್=l, ವ್=v,w, ಶ್=S,sh, ಷ್=Sh, ಸ್=s, ಹ್=h,~h, ಳ್=L, ೞ್=Lx
ಜ್ಞ = j~ja
ಕ್ಷ = kSha
Others:
ಫ಼್ = f,Px
ಜ಼್ = z,jx
ಽ = &
₹ = Rs
ZWJ = ^
ZWNJ = ^^
Punctuation Marks:
The English symbols [ ] { } ( ) - + * / = ; : . , " ? ! % \ ~ _ | convert to the same symbols in Kannada also.
Quotation Marks:
` ' characters are converted to single smart quotes (‘ ’) characters. We can get double smart quotes (“ ”) by using them twice.
When a consonant character is used alone, it results in a dead consonant (mula vyanjana).
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Example k, c, T, t, p = ಕ್, ಚ್, ಟ್, ತ್, ಪ್ |
When a consonant character is followed by a vowel character, it results in a live consonant (gunitakshara).
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Example ka kA ki kI ku kU kRu kRU ke kE kai ko kO kau kaM kaH ಕ ಕಾ ಕಿ ಕೀ ಕು ಕೂ ಕೃ ಕೄ ಕೆ ಕೇ ಕೈ ಕೊ ಕೋ ಕೌ ಕಂ ಕಃ kUDi bALONa. sEri duDiyONa. ಕೂಡಿ ಬಾಳೋಣ. ಸೇರಿ ದುಡಿಯೋಣ. |
When two or more consecutive consonants appear in the input, they make a consonant conjunct. The first consonant takes the full form and the following consonants become half consonants.
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Example: rAjkumAr = ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್ sAPTwEr = ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ |
‘ಹ’ consonant can be written in two ways; 'h' and '~h'. If you want to apply a ‘ಹ’ half consonant to consonants such as 'k', 'g', 't', 'd', etc, you have to use '~h' instead of of 'h'.
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Example: bakkiMghAm = ಬಕ್ಕಿಂಘಾಮ್ bakkiMg~hAm = ಬಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್ಹಾಮ್ |
ZWJ, ZWNJ:
^ = ZWJ (zero width joiner)
^^ = ZWNJ (zero width non joiner)
Normally, if 'r' comes in the beginning of a consonant conjunct, it forms the Arkavottu. But, if ZWJ character immediately follows 'r' then it forms a ‘ರ’ consonant.
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Example: sUrya = ಸೂರ್ಯ ryAMk = ರ್ಯಾಂಕ್ sUr^ya = ಸೂರ್ಯ r^yAMk = ರ್ಯಾಂಕ್ |
If a dead consonant is required in the middle of a word, the ZWJ or ZWNJ character should be used after the consonant.
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Example: rAjkumAr = ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್ rAj^kumAr = ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್ rAj^^kumAr = ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್
sAPTwEr = ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ sAPT^wEr = ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ sAPT^^wEr = ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ವೇರ್ |
If two English characters are making one Kannada vowel (ex: ai, au), then, ZWJ or ZWNJ character can be used to separate them into different vowels.
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Example: iMDiyainPo = ಇಂಡಿಯೈನ್ಫೊ iMDiya^inPo = ಇಂಡಿಯಇನ್ಫೊ |