Badaga in English script

Badaga in ENGLISH script till a separate and exclusive Badaga Script becomes acceptable and easy to use


Though some friends may feel odd about my adopting an existing Language – English- and adapting it to write in Badaga, for the time being, I will stick to English to express in Badaga (Script). 

I have used the excellent [free download] ‘Azhagi’ transliterate software which when installed, lets you to type in English to convert  the same into Tamil, to show my ‘Badaga Script – in English


The conventions used are;

1. Capital letter brings out emphasis – like o is just o but O is OH –ஒ ஓ or no is  நொ but nO is நோ
2. Extra ‘a’ is stretching the word – like kade is கடெ but  kaade is காடெ
3. Letters which are not in English alphabet but available in Badaga (and Tamil) can be accessed by using the shift key(Capital) – like l is ல but L is ள , n is ந but  N is ண் . zh is ழ
4. Capital S is ஸ, small s is ச (ch will also brings out ச)

Now some sentences typed in English and what they bring out in Tamil

• enna heNNU enna kaNNU maakke - என்ன ஹெண்ணு என்ன கண்ணு மாக்கெ- My daughter is like my eyes
• ELaya nOdi Edasa bE da – ஏளய நோடி ஏடச பேட – Donot redicule the poor
• Kalla maaththi kaLLa alla – கல்ல மாத்தி கள்ள அல்ல – Kalla’s son is not a thief.
• Maadhi mammi madhi kettudhuve – மாதி மம்மி மதி கெட்டுதுவெ – Maadhi aunty’s mind is gone.
• KaadE, sattana kadE - காடே , சட்டன கடே - Kaaday, get ready fast.

What do you think?

http://www.mazhalaigal.com/tamil/learn/keys.php  அ a ஆ aa இ i ஈ ii உ u ஊ uu எ e ஏ ae ஐ ai ஒ o ஓ oa ஔ ow ஃ q க ka கா kaa கி ki கீ kii கு ku கூ kuu கெ ke கே kae கை kai கொ ko கோ koa கௌ kow க் ok