1. itranslit (Indic Transliteration Tool)
Red Hat
Pravin Satpute

2. Agenda Introduction Indic scripts and Transliteration
How it works for Indic Languages
Algorithm of itranslit
Demo

3. Introduction
Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice.
Ex. Fedora, फेडोरा, ફેડોરા, ഫെദൊരാ

4. Introduction Machine Translation vs Machine Transliteration
Where it used
Input methods
Know language but not script
Address
One language many script

5. Indic scripts and Transliteration
Bramhi Based Script
DV, BN, GJ, TM, TL, KN, ML, GR, OR
ISCII
Unicode

6. ISCII and Transliteration
Limitations of ISCII
How it handled
How it helps for Transliteration
पण (dev) પણ (guj)
atr [ d8 d1] atr [ d8 d1]

7. Unicode and Transliteration
What Unicode did?
How can we do Transliteration with Unicode
0x0915 क Dev
0x0995 ক Dev – difference 0x80

8. itranslit Idea behind itranslit Latin to Devanagari
Devanagari to All Indic Scripts
Demo
Problems and possible solutions

9. Algorithm of itranslit
Translate Name ->
first checking full word is present in dict. or not
if yes - directly wirting it to o/p file
else
translating it alphabet by alphabet
if alphabet is first letter in word, replacing it by cons dict
checking previous and present alphabet and depending on that replacing it with Matra of cons dict and adding halant if require

10. Future Roadmap Importing cmu dictionary in itranslit
Implementing fast searching algo for searching in dictionary
Making in multilingual (with handling language aspects)
Developing Web interface

11. Q & A
Suggestions

12. Thank You!!
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