From: ravi@socrates.umd.edu (Ravi Sinnarajah)
Subject: Re: Uniform transliteration in the net : Some suggestions
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:49:28 GMT

sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian) writes:

>In article <1992Aug14.204754.11803@samba.oit.unc.edu> Veeramany.Sthanumurthy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Veeramany Sthanumurthy) writes:
>>In article <9208142003.AA28294@cec1.wustl.edu> sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian) writes:
>>>       Uniform transliteration in the net : Some suggestions
>>>     --------------------------------------------------------
>>>        Many prolific writers in the net like
>>>   K.Srinivasan ( srini@ireq-num.hydro.qc.ca )
>>>   Sundara Pandian ( sp2@cec1.WUSTL.edu )
>>>   Meenan Vishnu ( mvishnu@morse.waterloo.edu )
>>>    ...............
>>>  are currently using the ADAMI transliteration scheme
>>......
>    I have requested Ravi Sinnarajah to repost his article
> introducing ADAMI scheme.

Sundar Pandian:

	       I have also seen your earlier posting with your
wish on this and hence, I have appended the transliteration scheme
adopted in ADAMI [or, "aathami" -following its methodology].
[I've been following-up this thread w/ interest and I've been
 waiting for Friday eve. to respond and say AYE! for ADAMI!
 I'm familiar w/ other schemes but tend to lean towards ADAMI's
 because I've begun to like it from my usage. Some others who have
 used it, have found the same in contrast to the ones adhered
 in either ITRANS or TAMILASR(V2 ?!)/MAC... They have been also
 drawn to its 'font-beauty', for its "roundedness"...]

>......
>>......
>>Anyway, my vote is Yes for a single transliteration scheme.
>>As for the scheme itself, I like Adami. Of course, I would
>>like to see it reposted (too). And cross-post to ACT please
>>(otherwise, I will not be able to save it.)

>  I hope Ravi cross-posts in A.C.T. also. If he forgets to
>cross-post, then I will save it and post it there.
>>......
appadiyE, aakattum!


vaazhththukkaLudan,
/iravi.

PS: The 'built-in logic/intelligence' is surprising -- flexible and
    forgiving; cognizant of vowels/consonants and conjugates...


-------------"aathami aangila<->thamizh urumaaRRu muRai"----------------

A Transliteration Methodology
[As adopted by ADAMI, "aaNGkila thamizh urumaatRup padimam" (V9.0)]
                       ^^       ^^^^^
			 \_______/
                             |
			     v
                         "aathami"

/* ADAMI: An English to Tamil Transliterator/WordProcessor (MS-DOS) */
______________________________________________________________________


The text is prepared using the standard ASCII code, as it would be
pronounced in English.
The letters b, ch, d, dh, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, sh, t, th,
v, x(ksha), y are pronounced as in English. The vowels and certain
alphabets should follow the phonetic convention shown below.
Note that with certain alphabets the upper case and lower case letters
have different phonetics.


Letter = Words (for/as in 'phonetic' pronunciation):
---------------------------------------------------

a = ammah (mother)         aa = aadu (goat)          i = ilai (leaf)
^   ^                      ^^   ^^                   ^   ^

ee = ee (fly)              u = ural (mortar)         oo = oosi (needle)
^^   ^^                    ^   ^                     ^^   ^^

e = eli (rat)              E = ENi (ladder)          ai = ainNthu (five)
^   ^                      ^   ^                     ^^   ^^

o = onRu (one)             O = Olai ('palm' leaf)
^   ^                      ^   ^

ow/au = auvaiyaar              "  o  "
^^ ^^   ^^                 q =   o o    ['ahkEnam' as in aqthu (that)]
                           ^                             ^


k/g = viLakku (lamp)       n/NG = chiNGkam (lion)    ch = poochi
^ ^       ^                ^ ^^      ^^              ^^    ^^
                                                            (insect)

n/NY = paNYchu (cotton)    t/d = chatti (pot)        n/N = kaN (eye)
^ ^^     ^^                ^ ^      ^                ^ ^     ^

th/dh = kaththi (knife)    n/nN = panNthu (ball)     p/b = kappal (ship)
^^ ^^     ^^               ^ ^^     ^^               ^ ^     ^

m = paampu (snake)         y/Y = naay (dog)          r = thEr ('temple
^      ^                   ^ ^      ^                ^      ^      car')


R = netRi (forehead)       l = palli ('lizard')      L = vaaL (sword)
^      ^                   ^     ^                   ^      ^

zh = yaazh ('lute')        v = auvvai ('mother')
^^      ^^                 ^     ^

h = hariharan              sh = pushpam              s = parasparam
^   ^   ^                  ^^     ^^                 ^       ^

x/ksh = lakshmi
^ ^^^     ^^^


Letter - Pronounciation (in English):
------------------------------------

a = Madhurai               aa = all                  i = pin
^    ^                     ^^   ^                    ^    ^

ee = peek                  u = Madhurai              oo = boot
^^    ^^                   ^       ^                 ^^    ^^

e = pen                    E = pane                  ai = Madurai
^    ^                     ^    ^                    ^^        ^^

o = one                    O = tone                  ow/au = cow
^   ^                      ^    ^                    ^^ ^^    ^^

zh = Thamizh               r = rank                  t = tank
^^        ^^               ^   ^                     ^   ^

th = thank
^^   ^^


Phonological Considerations:
---------------------------

Certain English consonant combinations are converted to Tamil
phonology.

For example:
-  'vetri' becomes "vetri" [for "victory" (in Tamil)] and not
   vet"ri" (the "ri" as in "sa ri ga ma pa da ni sa");
       ^^        ^^

-  'meengaL' becomes "meeNGaL" [ie. the letter(s) "NG" as in
   "neeNGal" (plural for "you" in Tamil)] and 'neengaL' becomes
   "neengaL" [as "you (in Tamil)"]; to get "meengal" [as "fishes"
   (in Tamil)] you should force the "na" by using 'meeNngal'
   instead of 'meengaL'.


Example:
(u/l'ed from "aathami")
-----------------------

\(TAMIL)

    kavithai: "Thamizhth thaay vaazhththu!"


    "neeraarum kadal uduththa
        nilamadanthaik kezhizholukum
     chEraarum vathanamena
        thikazh pAratha kandamithil
     thekkaNamum athil chiRantha
        thiraavidar nal thirunNaadum
     thakka chiRu piRai nuthalum thariththa
        naRunN thilakamumE
     aththilaka vaasanai pOl
        anaiththulakum inpamuRa
     eththisaiyum pukazh maNakka
        iruntha perunN thamizh aNankE
     kannadamuNG kaLithelungum
        kavin malaiyaaLamum thuLuvum
     un utharaththu uthith thezhunthu
        onRu pala aayidinum
     aariyam pOl ulaka vazhakkazhinN
        thozhinthu chithaiyaa - un
     cheeriLamaith thiRam viyandhu cheyal
        maRandhu vaazhththuthumE!"

     -- \I  "manOnmaNiyam" thE. ChuntharampiLLai.


nanRi: thiru. ki. srinivaasan ("aathami" kaNaNip poRi thattezhuththu
				vadivamaippup padima uruvaakkunar)
       [min-madal: srini@ireq-num.hydro.qc.ca]

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