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size=3>------------------------------------------------------<BR>This note (
Language Sept 2005 ) is on using Roman <BR>script ( lipi ) if
fonts, codes are unavailable for emails, <BR>excel,
printing in current scripts of
Indian languages.<BR>Linear Roman lipi suits
inter-language dictionaries & <BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">phonebooks. Also use
current popular scripts having </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">short words ( 3 letters- kal
- has 2 letters in Hindi lipi)<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>----<BR>Roman
lipi links languages easily to many present and <BR>future I-T
inventions. It is an option like shorthand lipi <BR>& Braille. Use
symbols on English machines. Use a-z.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Use apo (apostrophe ' ) to vary
sounds t t' , d d' etc</FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Do not show variation with capitals t
T, d D etc. Use </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>three dots (...) to end sentences
in a para, and 1 dot <BR>to end a para or a single sentence. Use capitals
(A-Z) <BR>to start names & words (mainly English) which do not
<BR>meet standard (languagewise) symbol-sound
relations<BR>----<BR>Follow the sounds ( not the
symbol-to-symbol basis).<BR>Silent (p) in (pneumonia) is omited
in Indian language<BR>scripts. Similarly, adopt (sarkaar) and
not (sarakaara).<BR>If ok, equate short, long duration vowels
(lipi = lipee)<BR>----<BR>See M12 in </FONT><A
href="http://www.mngogate.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.mngogate.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>
for Marathi sample <BR>below. ( Hindi, Gujarati folks would
partly follow it). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Try Roman. Circulate.
Author <A>/mngogate@vsnl.com/</A> </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT
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size=3>------------------------------------------------------<BR>bhaarat,
maraat'hi yaa aivaji inglish nusaar Bharat, <BR>Marathi
-- ase lekhan kele tar pahile akshar Capital
<BR>vaapraa... yethe laksha dyaa... he = This (English) He <BR>= He
(English)... mi Gone With The Wind sinemaa
<BR>paahilaa.... (aivaji) mi gaon vith
da vind' sinemaa<BR>paahilaa, ase dhvani nusaar
lihitaa yeil... shaastriya <BR>shabda Carbon vaapraa (vaa dhvani
nusaar kaarban).
<BR>------------------------------------------------------<BR>pun'e (bhaarat)
yethe sapt'embar 2005
madhe pud'hil<BR>2 maraat'hi bhaashan'e aayojit keli
aahet... sam'yojak<BR>Institution Of Engineers, Shivajinagar... Ph
25533376<BR>----<BR>(a) taarikh 16 saayam 6-30 shri
Govind K. Ketkar<BR>(Nuclear Scientist ) Talk On Musical Notes
Quotient<BR>( omkaar-adhisht'hit svar-saadhanaa
aan'i svaraank)<BR>adhyaksha smt Nirmala Gogate E05 Above
Website<BR>----<BR>(b) taarikh 20 saayam 6-30 Prof SK Gajendragadkar
<BR>(Environmental Engineer) Talk On Pollution Due To
<BR>Construction ( baandhkaam sambandhit pradushan' ) <BR>(
Marathi Vidnyan Parishad Pune Branch samavet
)<BR>------------------------------------------------------<BR>upasthiti shakya
aso vaa naso... hi Note Save
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