{"id":"phonetic","version":2,"type":"phonetic","category":"phonetic","name":"Tamil Phonetic","lang":{"code":"ta","name":"Tamil","native":"தமிழ்"},"virama":"்","gemination":true,"vowels":[{"key":"aa","char":"ஆ","sign":"ா"},{"key":"ii","char":"ஈ","sign":"ீ"},{"key":"uu","char":"ஊ","sign":"ூ"},{"key":"ee","char":"ஏ","sign":"ே"},{"key":"oo","char":"ஓ","sign":"ோ"},{"key":"ai","char":"ஐ","sign":"ை"},{"key":"au","char":"ஔ","sign":"ௌ"},{"key":"A","char":"ஆ","sign":"ா"},{"key":"I","char":"ஈ","sign":"ீ"},{"key":"U","char":"ஊ","sign":"ூ"},{"key":"E","char":"ஏ","sign":"ே"},{"key":"O","char":"ஓ","sign":"ோ"},{"key":"a","char":"அ","sign":""},{"key":"i","char":"இ","sign":"ி"},{"key":"u","char":"உ","sign":"ு"},{"key":"e","char":"எ","sign":"ெ"},{"key":"o","char":"ஒ","sign":"ொ"}],"consonants":[{"key":"ng","char":"ங"},{"key":"nj","char":"ஞ"},{"key":"zh","char":"ழ"},{"key":"sh","char":"ஷ"},{"key":"th","char":"த"},{"key":"ch","char":"ச"},{"key":"dh","char":"த"},{"key":"gh","char":"க"},{"key":"kh","char":"க"},{"key":"ph","char":"ப"},{"key":"bh","char":"ப"},{"key":"k","char":"க"},{"key":"g","char":"க"},{"key":"c","char":"ச"},{"key":"s","char":"ச"},{"key":"S","char":"ஸ"},{"key":"T","char":"ட"},{"key":"D","char":"ட"},{"key":"d","char":"ட"},{"key":"N","char":"ண"},{"key":"t","char":"த"},{"key":"n","char":"ன","context":{"wordInitial":"ந","forced":"ந","before":[{"pattern":"^(th|dh|t)","char":"ந"}]}},{"key":"p","char":"ப"},{"key":"b","char":"ப"},{"key":"f","char":"ப"},{"key":"m","char":"ம"},{"key":"y","char":"ய"},{"key":"r","char":"ர"},{"key":"R","char":"ற"},{"key":"l","char":"ல"},{"key":"L","char":"ள"},{"key":"z","char":"ழ"},{"key":"v","char":"வ"},{"key":"w","char":"வ"},{"key":"h","char":"ஹ"},{"key":"j","char":"ஜ"},{"key":"x","char":"க்ஷ"},{"key":"q","char":"க"}],"candidates":[{"if":"^n(?![gj])","parse":{"noWordInitial":true}},{"if":"n(?![gj])","parse":{"forceContext":true}},{"if":"^i(?!i)","replace":{"pattern":"^i","with":"ai"}},{"if":"s(?!h)","replace":{"pattern":"s(?!h)","with":"S"}},{"if":"S","replace":{"pattern":"S","with":"s"}},{"if":"[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyzBDGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ]a$","ifFlags":"i","unless":"aa$","unlessFlags":"i","trimEnd":1,"append":["aa"]},{"if":"[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyzBDGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ]$","append":["a","aa","i","u"]}],"guide":{"scriptRange":[2944,3071],"cards":[{"title":"Short vowels","rows":[["a","அ"],["i","இ"],["u","உ"],["e","எ"],["o","ஒ"]]},{"title":"Long vowels","rows":[["aa / A","ஆ"],["ii / I","ஈ"],["uu / U","ஊ"],["ee / E","ஏ"],["oo / O","ஓ"],["ai","ஐ"],["au","ஔ"]]},{"title":"Consonants","rows":[["k / g","க"],["ng","ங"],["s / ch / c","ச"],["nj","ஞ"],["T / D / d","ட"],["N","ண"],["t / th / dh","த"],["n (word start)","ந"],["n (mid / end)","ன"],["p / b","ப"],["m","ம"],["y","ய"],["r","ர"],["l","ல"],["v / w","வ"],["zh / z","ழ"],["L","ள"],["R","ற"]]},{"title":"Grantha","rows":[["j","ஜ"],["sh","ஷ"],["S","ஸ"],["h","ஹ"],["x","க்ஷ"],["Srii","ஸ்ரீ"]]},{"title":"Examples","rows":[["vaNakkam","வணக்கம்"],["tamizh","தமிழ்"],["kaadhal","காதல்"],["malar","மலர்"],["ammaa","அம்மா"],["nanRi","நன்றி"],["paal","பால்"],["puththagam","புத்தகம்"]]}],"hint":"No vowel after a consonant adds ் (k → க்). Doubling: kk → க்க. Space = commit word · 1–9 = pick suggestion · Backspace = edit · Esc = cancel"}}