Software Details
| Title: | Universal Transliteration Tool |
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| Submitter: | Venkat Ramdass |
| Description: | Hello LINGUIST members, I would like to introduce you to a totally free and powerful application that allows you to access the non-English web using just your English keyboard. http://www.linguaseek.com A simple interface provides transliteration to virtually every script, based on national and international standards where available. Scripts include Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic, Indic, CJK, and several others, totalling over 110 languages. Transliteration is real-time, as you type, but with a small twist to the typical UI. There is also a section/tab that allows you to write larger amounts of text for use where ever you need it. This section allows you to generate multi-lingual text, using any combination of languages. The site was built from the ground up, with no third-party libraries or services. This was primarily an experiment. The site works best when you have good broadband access to the internet. I have another version in the works that pushes all transliteration to the client-side and should be available soon. There are no commercial plans for this service. Just a genuine interest in languages. General usage instructions: 1. For Latin based languages, use the base English letter and the system will provide the appropriate diacritic versions when available (or a choice if multiple versions available.) 2. Pinyin is used for Chinese. Use numbers 1 through 4 for tone (e.g. ni2 hao3). 3. Most other languages are generally phonetic. (e.g. 'kitaab' for book in Arabic). Just need to add Thai and Urdu to make the list complete (could add a few more). Please try the service and let me know what you think via the feedback link on the site. Thank you. Venkat Venkat Ramdass venkat@linguaseek.com |
| Linguistic Field(s): |
Writing Systems |
| LL Issue: | 19.1758 |
| Date Posted: | 02-Jun-2008 |
