> How can I get a copy of ISCII 91 ? Is it available on the net ?
>
> I feel, RRA(h) (ta - last character I pointed out as missing) can not
> be considered as a conjuct of RA because its pronunciation
> is totally different. Only form-wise, it looks like one big RA over
> small RA.
>
> More over, among the symbols, one particular symbol called
> "prasLe'sham" whose glyph is almost like an open integral sign and
> pronunciation like 'sau' is not included. This symbol is more often
> used than the symbol for half (1/2) or vocalic L. But I have not
> mentioned about this in my earlier comments.
ISCII is not available on the net, as far as I know, you may contact
ISI, or go to a mayor library with an IIT, as they might have it.
I have a copy here, but since I am in the middle of moving from one
house to another, it is packed away deeply.
double RRA can easily be treated as a conjunct, 1st, because it is simply
a stack of to RRA's, 2nd, because ISCII considers it a conjunct, and 3rd,
because most Malayalam dictionaries sort is as a conjunct. That it is
pronounced differently is hardly an argument, as for example in Hindi,
NY + JA is pronounced GYA, but still treated as a conjunct. NA has
two different pronounciations, so has RRA itself in Malayalam, but
these are also not given separate codes...
Do tell more about praslesham. Do you have an image of it
Jeroen
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