Re: Niggahiita in IPA?

From: Eisel Mazard
Message: 1829
Date: 2006-05-17

Re:

> >       a.m = a~a
> >       i.m = i~i
> >       u.m = u~u
> >       e.m = e~e
> >       o.m = o~o

So far as the actual glyph is concerned, it may be worth considering
that we could translterate the anuswara into Roman script as ... the
anuswara.  There are about a dozen ways to insert a [Unicode] circle
that either resembles the Sinhala or 'Nagari anuswara --be it above or
to the right of the vowel.

If we're departing from the IPA to invent a new superscript symbol
anyway ... why not stick with the one we've been using for 2000 years?
  The anuswara is, presumably, the only symbol universal to all Pali
scripts... it would be amusing if that included romanized Pali as
well.

E.M.

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