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Nov 23, 2023 · Dr Nilkanthrai Chhatrapati was a promising surgeon and writer when his vision started to fade. He went on to become a pioneer in the field of education for the blind | Photo by special arrangement. When Dr Nilkanthrai Chhatrapati was barely 40 years old, his sight began to fail. While this was a major setback for the skilled physician and ...
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- Application to Hindi
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Now, I'll discuss the application of Devanagari to Hindi. Hindi is written using the Devanagari script. Devanagari is also used to write other languages, such as Nepali and Marathi, and is the most common script used to write Sanskrit. Several other languages have scripts which are related to Devanagari, such as Bengali, Punjabi, and Gujarati. The ...
Devanagari is not actually an alphabet, but a so-called alphasyllabary. An alphasyllabary is a writing system which is primarily based on consonants, and in which vowel symbols are requisite yet secondary. As such, the fundamental genius of Devanagari is that every letter represents a consonant which is followed by an inherent schwa vowel, अ. For e...
Hindi has 11 vowels. 10 vowels are transcribed in two distinct forms: the independent form, and the dependent (maatraa) form. The independent form is used when the vowel letter appears alone, at the beginning of a word, or immediately following another vowel letter. The dependent form is used when the vowel follows a consonant.
Velar Consonants
Note that the velar nasal consonant does not appear as the first letter of any word.
Retroflex Consonants
Hindi additionally employs two flap consonants: ड़ and ढ़. The symbols for these consonants are formed by placing a diacritical mark called a nuqta, which is a subscript dot, underneath the consonant symbols ड and ढ respectively. ड़ is pronounced by flapping the tongue from the retroflex position forward, toward the alveolar ridge. ढ़ is pronounced similarly, except with aspiration. English does have an alveolar flap consonant, as the "t" in the word "better", or the "d" as in "bedding" as in...
Semivowels
The Hindi "r" sound is typically a flap. However, some speakers may trill the "r" sound occasionally, or may even occasionally pronounce it closer to an unflapped approximant sound, as in the English "r" in "red".
There are 6 additional sounds used in Hindi which have no corresponding symbols in Devanagari. These sounds are represented by placing the nuqtaunderneath a symbol which is phonetically similar. These symbols represent sounds from other languages, such as Persian, Arabic, and English.
Sep 28, 2023 · The Devanagari script finds its roots in the ancient Brahmi script. Brahmi was one of the earliest scripts used in India and was widely employed for inscriptions and manuscripts. The earliest examples of Brahmi writing have been found on rock edicts and pillars belonging to the Mauryan Empire. Over time, Brahmi evolved into various regional ...
Braille contains symbols for punctuation marks and provides a system of contractions and short‑form words to save space, making it an efficient method of tactile reading. Braille is read by moving one or more fingers along each line. Both hands are usually involved in the reading process, and reading is generally done with the index fingers.
Mar 25, 2024 · ICEB Codes. Unified English Braille: The largest project of the ICEB has been the development a single Unified English Braille code ( UEB) for both literary and technical purposes throughout the English-speaking world. The development phase of this project has been completed and UEB is now the official braille code for English materials in all ...
Guidelines for Braille. Braille is not a language. Braille is a set of tactile symbols. Each symbol is generally based on a matrix of three rows and two columns. Given appropriate equipment, it can be written down and read. Like the Latin alphabet, it can be used for any number of languages. Many of the individual braille symbols have several ...
