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Correspondance to Unicode 2.0 (long ! )
One of the goals of the present exercise of deciding on possible
character encoding standards for tamil is to have it in such a way
that it is possible to save the tamil text in unicode format.
The discussion panel at the last TamilNet'97 Singapore
conference has emphasised this point so that
the two standards can happily co-exist and allow smooth
transitions to exclusive unicode at a later date.
Herein I have attempted to put together a corresondance table for
such a interconversion 8-bit tamil font <--->Unicode:
Note: The code locations indicated herein correspond to the
present version 1.3. (The exact code location right now is
not important. It is a trivial exercise to just change
the code numbers in this table once we all agree for the final
version.)
To avoid confusion, I have used the hex code only for the
unicode tamil.
For clarity you may want to copy/paste this table into your
word processor and use a fixed size font such as
Helvetica/Monaco/Courier/... to view the table.
I would appreciate much if Muthu/Nagu and others have a
close look at this table and post their comments. I want to
understand the working of unicode scheme on the way.
Kalyan
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Tamil alphabet | 8-bit Tamil font | unicode 2.0
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VOWELS (uyir) | |
tamil uyir letter a | #170 | U-0B85
tamil uyir letter aa | #171 | U-0B86
tamil uyir letter i | #172 | U-0B87
tamil uyir letter ii | #173 | U-0B88
tamil uyir letter u | #175 | U-0B89
tamil uyir letter uu | #176 | U-0B8A
tamil uyir letter e | #177 | U-0B8E
tamil uyir letter ee | #178 | U-0B8F
tamil uyir letter ai | #179 | U-0B90
tamil uyir letter o | #180 | U-0B92
tamil uyir letter oo | #181 | U-0B93
tamil uyir letter au | #182 | U-0B94
tamil uyir letter ak/h/q | #183 | U-0B94
CONSONANTS /mei (with pulli on top)
tamil mei letter k | #238 | (0B95)(0B82)
tamil mei letter ng | #239 | (0B99)(0B82)
tamil mei letter c | #240 | (0B9A)(0B82)
tamil mei letter ny | #241 | (0B9E)(0B82)
tamil mei letter t/d | #242 | (0B9F)(0B82)
tamil mei letter N | #243 | (0BA3)(0B82)
tamil mei letter th/dh | #244 | (0B95)(0B82)
tamil mei letter n^ | #245 | (0BA8)(0B82)
tamil mei letter p | #246 | (0BAA)(0B82)
tamil mei letter m | #247 | (0BAE)(0B82)
tamil mei letter y | #248 | (0BAF)(0B82)
tamil mei letter r | #249 | (0BBO)(0B82)
tamil mei letter l | #250 | (0BB2)(0B82)
tamil mei letter v | #251 | (0BB5)(0B82)
tamil mei letter zh | #252 | (0BB4)(0B82)
tamil mei letter L | #253 | (0BB3)(0B82)
tamil mei letter R | #254 | (0BB1)(0B82)
tamil mei letter n | #255 | (0BA9)(0B82)
AKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ka | #184 | (0B95)
tamil mei letter nga | #185 | (0B99)
tamil mei letter ca | #186 | (0B9A)
tamil mei letter nya | #187 | (0B9E)
tamil mei letter ta/da | #188 | (0B9F)
tamil mei letter Na | #189 | (0BA3)
tamil mei letter tha/dha | #190 | (0B95)
tamil mei letter n^a | #191 | (0BA8)
tamil mei letter pa | #192 | (0BAA)
tamil mei letter ma | #193 | (0BAE)
tamil mei letter ya | #194 | (0BAF)
tamil mei letter ra | #195 | (0BBO)
tamil mei letter la | #196 | (0BB2)
tamil mei letter va | #197 | (0BB5)
tamil mei letter za | #198 | (0BB4)
tamil mei letter La | #199 | (0BB3)
tamil mei letter Ra | #200 | (0BB1)
tamil mei letter na | #201 | (0BA9)
AAKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kaa | (#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter ngaa | (#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter caa | (#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter nyaa | (#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter taa/daa | (#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Naa | (#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter tha/dhaa | (#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter n^aa | (#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter paa | (#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter maa | (#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter yaa | (#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter raa | (#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter laa | (#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter vaa | (#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter zhaa | (#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Laa | (#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Raa | (#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter naa | (#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BBE)
IKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ki | (#184)(#162) | (0B95)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ngi | (#185)(#162) | (0B99)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ci | (#186)(#162) | (0B9A)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter nyi | (#187)(#162) | (0B9E)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ti/di | (#202) | (0B9F)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Ni | (#189)(#162) | (0BA3)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter thi/dhi | (#190)(#162) | (0B95)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter n^i | (#191)(#162) | (0BA8)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter pi | (#192)(#162) | (0BAA)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter mi | (#193)(#162) | (0BAE)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter yi | (#194)(#162) | (0BAF)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ri | (#195)(#162) | (0BBO)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter li | (#196)(#162) | (0BB2)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter vi | (#197)(#162) | (0BB5)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter zhi | (#198)(#162) | (0BB4)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Li | (#199)(#162) | (0BB3)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Ri | (#200)(#162) | (0BB1)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ni | (#201)(#162) | (0BA9)(0BBF)
IIKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kii | (#184)(#162) | (0B95)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter ngii | (#185)(#162) | (0B99)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter cii | (#186)(#162) | (0B9A)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter nyii | (#187)(#162) | (0B9E)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter tii/dii | (#203) | (0B9F)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Nii | (#189)(#162) | (0BA3)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter thii/dhii| (#190)(#162) | (0B95)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter n^ii | (#191)(#162) | (0BA8)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter pii | (#192)(#162) | (0BAA)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter mii | (#193)(#162) | (0BAE)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter yii | (#194)(#162) | (0BAF)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter rii | (#195)(#162) | (0BBO)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter lii | (#196)(#162) | (0BB2)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter vii | (#197)(#162) | (0BB5)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter zhii | (#198)(#162) | (0BB4)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Lii | (#199)(#162) | (0BB3)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Rii | (#200)(#162) | (0BB1)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter nii | (#201)(#162) | (0BA9)(0BC0)
UKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ku | (#204) | (0B95)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter ngu | (#143) | (0B99)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter cu | (#205) | (0B9A)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter nyu | (#141) | (0B9E)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter tu/du | (#206) | (0B9F)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Nu | (#207) | (0BA3)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter thu/dhu | (#208) | (0B95)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter n^u | (#209) | (0BA8)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter pu | (#210) | (0BAA)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter mu | (#211) | (0BAE)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter yu | (#212) | (0BAF)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter ru | (#213) | (0BBO)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter lu | (#214) | (0BB2)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter vu | (#215) | (0BB5)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter zhu | (#216) | (0BB4)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Lu | (#217) | (0BB3)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Ru | (#218) | (0BB1)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter nu | (#219) | (0BA9)(0BC1)
UUKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kuu | (#220) | (0B95)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nguu | (#144) | (0B99)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter cuu | (#221) | (0B9A)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nyuu | (#142) | (0B9E)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter tuu/duu | (#223) | (0B9F)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Nuu | (#224) | (0BA3)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter thuu/dhuu| (#225) | (0B95)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter n^uu | (#226) | (0BA8)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter puu | (#227) | (0BAA)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter muu | (#228) | (0BAE)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter yuu | (#229) | (0BAF)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter ruu | (#230) | (0BBO)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter luu | (#231) | (0BB2)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter vuu | (#232) | (0BB5)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter zhuu | (#233) | (0BB4)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Luu | (#235) | (0BB3)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Ruu | (#236) | (0BB1)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nuu | (#237) | (0BA9)(0BC2)
EKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ke | (#164)(#184) | (0B95)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter nge | (#164)(#185) | (0B99)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ce | (#164)(#186) | (0B9A)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter nye | (#164)(#187) | (0B9E)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter te/de | (#164)(#188) | (0B9F)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Ne | (#164)(#189) | (0BA3)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter the/dhe | (#164)(#190) | (0B95)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter n^e | (#164)(#191) | (0BA8)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter pe | (#164)(#192) | (0BAA)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter me | (#164)(#193) | (0BAE)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ye | (#164)(#194) | (0BAF)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter re | (#164)(#195) | (0BBO)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter le | (#164)(#196) | (0BB2)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ve | (#164)(#197) | (0BB5)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter zhe | (#164)(#198) | (0BB4)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Le | (#164)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Re | (#164)(#200) | (0BB1)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ne | (#164)(#201) | (0BA9)(0BC6)
EEKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kee | (#165)(#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter ngee | (#165)(#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter cee | (#165)(#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter nyee | (#165)(#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter te/dee | (#165)(#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Nee | (#165)(#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter thee/dhee| (#165)(#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter n^ee | (#165)(#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter pee | (#165)(#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter mee | (#165)(#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter yee | (#165)(#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter ree | (#165)(#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter lee | (#165)(#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter vee | (#165)(#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter zhee | (#165)(#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Lee | (#165)(#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Ree | (#165)(#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter nee | (#165)(#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BC7)
AIKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kai | (#166)(#184) | (0B95)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter ngai | (#166)(#185) | (0B99)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter cai | (#166)(#186) | (0B9A)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter nyai | (#166)(#187) | (0B9E)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter tai/dai | (#166)(#188) | (0B9F)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Nai | (#166)(#189) | (0BA3)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter thai/dhai | (#166)(#190) | (0B95)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter n^ai | (#166)(#191) | (0BA8)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter pai | (#166)(#192) | (0BAA)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter mai | (#166)(#193) | (0BAE)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter yai | (#166)(#194) | (0BAF)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter rai | (#166)(#195) | (0BBO)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter lai | (#166)(#196) | (0BB2)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter vai | (#166)(#197) | (0BB5)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter zhai | (#166)(#198) | (0BB4)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Lai | (#166)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Rai | (#166)(#200) | (0BB1)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter nai | (#166)(#201) | (0BA9)(0BC8)
OKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ko | (#164)(#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter ngo | (#164)(#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter co | (#164)(#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter nyo | (#164)(#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter to/do | (#164)(#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter No | (#164)(#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter tho/dho | (#164)(#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter n^o | (#164)(#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter po | (#164)(#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter mo | (#164)(#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter yo | (#164)(#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter ro | (#164)(#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter lo | (#164)(#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter vo | (#164)(#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter zo | (#164)(#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter Lo | (#164)(#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter Ro | (#164)(#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter no | (#164)(#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BCA)
OOKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter koo | (#165)(#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter ngoo | (#165)(#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter coo | (#165)(#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter nyoo | (#165)(#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter to/doo | (#165)(#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Noo | (#165)(#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter thoo/dhoo | (#165)(#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter n^oo | (#165)(#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter poo | (#165)(#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter moo | (#165)(#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter yoo | (#165)(#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter roo | (#165)(#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter loo | (#165)(#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter voo | (#165)(#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter zoo | (#165)(#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Loo | (#165)(#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Roo | (#165)(#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter noo | (#165)(#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BCB)
AUKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kau | (#165)(#184)(#199) | (0B95)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter ngau | (#165)(#185)(#199) | (0B99)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter cau | (#165)(#186)(#199) | (0B9A)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter nyau | (#165)(#187)(#199) | (0B9E)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter tau/dau | (#165)(#188)(#199) | (0B9F)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Nau | (#165)(#189)(#199) | (0BA3)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter thau/dhau | (#165)(#190)(#199) | (0B95)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter n^au | (#165)(#191)(#199) | (0BA8)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter pau | (#165)(#192)(#199) | (0BAA)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter mau | (#165)(#193)(#199) | (0BAE)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter yau | (#165)(#194)(#199) | (0BAF)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter rau | (#165)(#195)(#199) | (0BBO)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter lau | (#165)(#196)(#199) | (0BB2)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter vau | (#165)(#197)(#199) | (0BB5)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter zau | (#165)(#198)(#199) | (0BB4)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Lau | (#165)(#199)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Rau | (#165)(#200)(#199) | (0BB1)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter nau | (#165)(#201)(#199) | (0BA9)(0BCC)
OLD STYLE CHARACTERS
tamil mei letter Nai | (#166)(#XXX) | (0BA3)(YYYA)
tamil mei letter lai | (#166)(#XXX) | (0BB2)(YYYA)
tamil mei letter nai | (#166)(#XXX) | (0BA9)(YYYA)
tamil mei letter Naa | (#YYY) | (0BA3)(YYYB)
tamil mei letter Raa | (#ZZZ) | (0BB1)(YYYB)
tamil mei letter naa | (#MMM) | (0BA9) (YYYB)
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YYYA and YYYB refer to code assignments for the two
representative glyphs required to identify old-style characters
and are to be placed in the user-defined block of unicode scheme.
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